When James Harden brought the messy Houston Rockets melodrama to the main stage late Tuesday night, announcing during his 90-second Zoom session after the game that “this is something I don’t think can be fixed,” a natural question arose: Was trade finally about to happen?
It seems that this may be so.
Sources say The Athletic the Rockets are sifting through deals for a potential James Harden deal from two teams – the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers – that could culminate quickly. About two months after he first asked to be traded, and with the fall of the Rockets (3-6), while the tension is revealed so clearly among his teammates, the situation is clearly reaching a turning point and the deal seems almost inevitable. But who will choose the Rockets?
The Nets have prepared a package for Houston for Harden, including all four future championships and three future …
