Is James Harden expected to open the 2020/1 season this week in the Houston Rockets uniform? According to reports from the last day in the US, the man and the old man are still determined to trade, and the prominent candidates to take him on are Toronto and Boston.
Behind the scenes Houston is already attentive to offers and according to reports, Toronto are already agreeing to give up Pascal Siakam for Harden, while the Celtics will be willing to part with Jaylen Brown. It should be noted that Harden himself prefers to come to the Brooklyn Nets of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving where he will complete a particularly threatening trio, but it is not at all certain that the requested trade can materialize. Miami and Philadelphia are also expressing interest.
Apropos Philadelphia, the professional director of the Sixers Daryl Murray, who ended his tenure at the Rockets last year after 13 seasons at the organization, posted early this morning on social media a post where he noted that today a year ago Harden became the all-time king of Houston assists. Two hours later and following the mini-storm created in the networks, Murray dropped the tweet, which may have been a big hint for the future.
As you may recall, just six days ago, Harden wished well and showed up for the Rockets’ training with a fashionable delay of more than a week. And if that’s not enough, the man and the old man did not attend two personal trainings, set for him by the club, and in addition were seen spending the same weekend at a birthday party in Atlanta, without wearing a mask and without maintaining the rules of social distance, as required by the NBA management. Islands
A day later, Harden shared a 98: 112 victory over San Antonio, but looked heavy and with a few extra pounds, and at the end of the game, refused to be interviewed by any media. What is certain is that the Rockets will open the season on Wednesday night in an intriguing game against Oklahoma City, the big question that remains open is whether James Harden will be part of the match.