James Harden’s wish list has become longer, it seems. That’s life when you’re a disgruntled NBA star hoping Santa will leave a trade of your liking under the tree this year.
Sources told The Athletic that the Houston Rockets guard recently ranked the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers among his favorite destinations. Brooklyn and Philadelphia were the first teams to receive that award in mid-December, followed by Miami and Milwaukee who were added in the weeks that followed.
While the Rockets are known to have held trade talks with teams not on Harden’s list, and Harden has two seasons left for his $ 47.3 million player option deal for the 2022-23 campaign, his view of the situation does. remain an important factor in every possible scenario. And with no deal in sight and his handling of the situation clearly complicating the trading market, it’s clear that Harden has expanded …