Clutch Points: “James Harden, one way or another, he’ll be back with the Sixers.” Harden is expected to remain in Philly as the two sides negotiate a deal beneficial to both, per @Adrian Wojnarowski. pic.twitter.com/EVgEhM1jxO
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
56 minutes until James Harden has to make his decision #Sixers – 4:04 PM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: James Harden is reportedly on verge of opting out of his $47.4 million option to give the #Sixers space to sign at least one impact player: https://t.co/o9sKKidGnH #76ers pic.twitter.com/5zU4azs7bJ – 3:47 PM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Either the 76ers are pulling off some serious cap wizardry or Kyrie Irving distracted us from the fact that James Harden is actually the one taking a $30M pay cut. – 3:38 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
What would James Harden opting-out mean to the 76ers?
| NBA Today youtu.be/6k4P4QSJRmw via @YouTube – 3:33 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
If Harden took a $10M discount in year one and let’s say $36.9M for ’23, the team could unlock a larger Mid-level exception AND a Bi-Annual exception, which it sounds like they’re targeting. But Harden could only (🤣) then earn about $120-3 yrs.
bit.ly/3bCb30G – 3:21 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
while we wait on the Harden option decision, a (mini) Tobias Harris trade rumor appears phillyvoice.com/nba-trade-rumo… – 3:07 PM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Morning newsletter: recapping the Tucker reports, acknowledging that something isn’t lining quite up, and thinking that Harden opting out is the only thing that makes sense. dailysix.com/morning-sixers… – 9:14 AM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
A (relatively) quick explainer on what the Sixers’ financial options are heading into free agency, and how that changes based on what James Harden decides today phillyvoice.com/nba-free-agenc… – 8:50 AM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Most effective pick and roll ball handlers (including passes) in the NBA last season, per Synergy (minimum 200 possessions)
1. James Harden: 1.164 PPP
2. Seth Curry: 1.142
3. Jaylen Nowell: 1.123
4. Chris Paul: 1.108
5. Kevin Durant: 1.103 pic.twitter.com/S6ik85MRon – 12:43 AM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Remaining options:
B. Beal WAS- PO
O. Brissett IND- TO
K. Edwards BKN- TO
W. Gabriel LAL- TO
S. Johnson LAL- TO
J. Harden PHI- PO
S. Hauser BOS- TO
P. Mills BKN- PO
J. Morgan BOS- TO
M. Muscala OKC- TO
J. Nowell MIN- TO
B. Portis MIL- PO
N. Reid MIN- TO
I. Roby…