Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. We survived the James Harden soap opera, as the mercurial guard has reportedly been dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers.
This is wonderful news for two big reasons: 1. The strong vibes with new head coach Nick Nurse and budding star and reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Tyrese Maxey can continue and 2. Daryl Morey now has draft capital to work with in a trade — in addition to cap space this offseason.
On the second part, we’ve already got early reports leaking out on who the Sixers could potentially target to complement Maxey and reigning MVP Joel Embiid:
Some of the early chatter on names to watch with Philadelphia: Zach LaVine and OG Anunoby.