When James Harden brought the messy melodrama of the Houston Rockets to the center of the stage on Tuesday night, announcing during his 90-second zoom session after the game that “it’s something I don’t think can be fixed.” a natural question arose: was it finally a trade about to happen?
Looks like that might be the case.
Sources tell Athletic that the Rockets are reviewing offers from a potential James Harden deal from two teams (the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers) that could culminate quickly. About two months after asking to be changed, and with the Rockets (3-6) plummeting as the tension of it all unfolds so clearly among their teammates, the situation clearly reaches a breaking point. and an agreement seems almost inevitable. . But which will the Rockets choose?
The Nets have prepared a package in Houston for Harden with all four future first-round picks and three future picks …