Netflix is holding its new series devoted to basketball with this Harden soap opera, the end of which we do not yet know. It all started on June 29 when James Harden decided to activate its “player option” and not to test the transfer market. The objective: to make sure to receive 35.6 million dollars next season and especially to request his transfer. To the Clippers ideally.
Response from Daryl Morey in July: “If we don’t get a very good player in exchange, or someone who can become a very good player, we just won’t do it. » The Sixers therefore tried for a month to satisfy the request of Harden, who only wants to join the Clippers. But Los Angeles obviously doesn’t want to let go of a Paul George or a Kawhi Leonard, and that limits the options. On Saturday, the management of the Sixers therefore ended the discussions, and announced that James Harden would be part of the workforce for the coming season.
Monday, new twist with this shocking video from China where Harden calls Morey a “liar”, and he warns that he will never play in a team of which Morey is a leader. Clearly, it’s Morey or him, if the Sixers really care about him.
Who has the most to lose?
Unlike Harden, Morey has not responded publicly but according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Morey is absolutely not destabilized by this video, and he is still waiting for Harden to resume training, set for October 3 for the Sixers. The current franchise president knows Harden better than anyone, and he’s also not surprised to see him making personal attacks. “Morey wasn’t surprised by Harden’s comment and his attempt to make it personal given his agent’s reaction last weekend when he was told the Sixers were unable to find a suitable agreement” writes the daily.
In Philadelphia, it is believed that Harden has more to lose than them. The player will be 34 in 11 days, and after three transfer requests in two and a half years, his reputation is made. And then, they have the rules with them, since the collective agreement stipulates that a player under contract is obliged to train, under penalty of a fine.
