The Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets back at the deadline as they move forward with a new star duo starring Harden with Joel Embiid. Considering the way Embiid is tearing up the league in the 2021-22 season, now is the time for Philadelphia to strike.
Harden has yet to play for the Sixers as he continues to nurse a hamstring injury, but after the team decided to hold him out through the All-Star break, the Sixers look to welcome him back on Feb. 25 when they return from the break on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on “NBA Today”, the Sixers expect Harden to make his debut right after the break:
I was told today that the expectation is he’ll be ready to play coming out of the All-Star break and he’ll be able to make his Sixers debut and you talk about where Joel Embiid is in his career right now at at its apex and that was such a big part of the James Harden trade that this organization is all in on…