{"id":433061,"date":"2023-08-16T19:27:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=433061"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:27:37","slug":"even-if-james-harden-has-requested-trade-this-obscure-rule-might-make-him-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/even-if-james-harden-has-requested-trade-this-obscure-rule-might-make-him-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Even If James Harden Has Requested Trade This &#8216;Obscure Rule&#8217; Might Make Him Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on his comments on James Harden trade rumours, ESPN&#8217;s NBA expert Brian Windhorst implied that Daryl Morey, the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations, cannot be relied upon. Additionally, the NBA writer questions if Morey and the Sixers have ever engaged in trade negotiations with other clubs.<\/p>\n<h2>Even If James Harden Has Requested Trade This &#8216;Obscure Rule&#8217; Might Make Him Stay<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI just know that Daryl Morey plays games, and he wins negotiations,\u201d Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective podcast. \u201cHe routinely, throughout his career, has won negotiations. And that doesn\u2019t mean he hasn\u2019t lost them. That doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s [not] what\u2019s gonna happen here\u2026 But Daryl Morey plays games.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scott Van Pelt returned and he definitely did NOT hold back on the James Harden situation\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B9P4byYcRP\">pic.twitter.com\/B9P4byYcRP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philly Scott Van Pelt (@HauserBrett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HauserBrett\/status\/1691302665068625920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Brian Windhorst discussed what the club may do in return during his appearance on ESPN&#8217;s Get Up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think his frustration is that they won&#8217;t trade him,&#8221; Windhorst said. &#8220;He understood that his contract wasn&#8217;t going to be extended there, but he wanted to get traded. That didn&#8217;t happen and you can see he&#8217;s lashing out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This James Harden 32-game stretch in the 2018-19 season was historical:<\/p>\n<p>41.1 PPG<br \/>7.6 RPG<br \/>7.4 APG<br \/>2.2 SPG<br \/>0.9 BPG<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 30 points or more in all 32 games<br \/>&#8211; 40 points or more in 18 games<br \/>&#8211; 50 points or more 5 games<br \/>&#8211; 60 points or more in 1 game<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVgiZ03J3w\">pic.twitter.com\/yVgiZ03J3w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1691479272786186243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 10-time All-Star&#8217;s comments on Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey went viral because he no longer wanted to be a part of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Morey has a history of coercing his players and telling media half-truths. The NBA official allegedly misled Chris Paul in 2019 about not trading him to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Morey was the general manager of the Houston Rockets at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deciding to go into an \u201cI dont give a fuk war\u201d against James Harden is one of the worst decisions you could make <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/skI90wSAyn\">https:\/\/t.co\/skI90wSAyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u1d05 \u0280 \u1d07 \u1d21 (@FeelLikeDrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FeelLikeDrew\/status\/1691111352809521153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Morey declared that he wouldn&#8217;t move Paul over the summer. However, the general manager sent Russell Westbrook to the Thunder in exchange for Paul. The NBA official allegedly told the point guard that he wouldn&#8217;t move him to OKC, according to Paul. It is essential to underline this idea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAin\u2019t nobody got no sympathy for James Harden.\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelsmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaelsmith<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Whew Mike sounded off on the drama between James Harden, Daryl Morey and the Sixers \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SqZnNzeLVb\">https:\/\/t.co\/SqZnNzeLVb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIz2dJks0w\">pic.twitter.com\/mIz2dJks0w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brother From Another on Peacock TV (@HolleyandSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HolleyandSmith\/status\/1691482203648143360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s that easy for him to holdout because there is an obscure rule that&#8217;s buried in the NBA CBA. that if he doesn&#8217;t report within 30 days of the opener of training camp, the 76ers have the right to block him from becoming a free agent next year. So Harden is holding a very limited amount of leverage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This offseason, Harden chose to exercise his $35.6 million player option after failing to obtain the desired contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Reports: Jets QB Aaron Rodgers To Be Joined By His Former Teammate\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/reports-jets-qb-aaron-rodgers-to-be-joined-by-his-former-teammate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Reports: Jets QB Aaron Rodgers To Be Joined By His Former Teammate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on his comments on James Harden trade rumours, ESPN&#8217;s NBA expert Brian Windhorst implied that Daryl Morey, the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations, cannot be relied upon. Additionally, the NBA writer questions if Morey and the Sixers have ever engaged in trade negotiations with other clubs. 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