James Harden switched from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team deal, according to reports

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The 31-year-old is negotiating with the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team deal, according to several reports, including ESPN and The Athletic, citing sources familiar with the deal.

In exchange for Harden, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Houston acquired Caris LeVert and Rodions Kurucs from the Nets, Dante Exum from the Cleveland Cavaliers, three first-round picks from the Nets, a first-round pick from the Cavaliers through of the Milwaukee Bucks, and four first-round swaps from the Nets.

Brooklyn also sends center Jarrett Allen and bullfighter Prince Prince to the Cavaliers as part of ESPN’s trade, according to Wojnarowski.

In a separate deal, Houston swaps LeVert and selects a second-round pick for the Indiana Pacers as a guard and twice-star Victor Oladipo, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Harden, an eight-time All-Star, was acquired by the Rockets at the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012.

While in Houston, he was named the best player in the league for the 2017-18 season and took the Rockets to the playoffs for eight years.

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Harden reacted during the Rocket game against the Portland Trail Blazers last December.

The trade comes a day after Harden criticized the team.

“We’re just not good enough (obviously chemist, talented, everything), and it became clear these last few games,” he said.

“I love this city. I’ve done literally everything I can. I mean, this situation is crazy. It’s something I don’t think can be fixed.”

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The comments after the game were the last of a series of negative behaviors from the disgruntled star, after arriving late to the team’s training camp, and then being out for four days and fining the NBA with $ 50,000 for violating league safety and health protocols days before the start of the season.

The former MVP is now reuniting with former Thunder teammate Thunder Durant and perennial star guard Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.

CNN Sport has contacted the NBA to confirm the details of the trade.

Harden up in the Rockets ’action against the Lakers on January 10th.

More postponements

Meanwhile, the NBA announced Wednesday that it was postponing its ninth game of the season.

Two games scheduled for Friday have been postponed between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriros and the Washington Wizards and Detriot Pistons, as continuous contact tracking means the Suns and Wizards don’t have the eight players needed to play the games. .

Since Jan. 6, 16 NBA players have tested positive for Covid-19.

The league announced Tuesday that it had adopted stricter safety and health protocols to combat the spread of the virus.

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