While speaking on NBA Today, ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski said the Philadelphia 76ers have a bigger plan in mind, should they trade James Harden. If the Sixers are able to trade Harden to the LA Clippers, they’ll look to make a subsequent deal using the assets they get for Harden.
“Daryl Morey’s motivation is whatever he gets from the Clippers, he wants to be able to flip that for another All-Star level guard that he could replace James Harden with,” Wojnarowski said.
Because the asking price for another All-Star would be so high right now, it “may be slow going and well into the season” before a Harden trade comes together, per Wojnarowski.
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Link to article: [https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/273247/Sixers-Want-To-Flip-Clippers-Assests-For-Another-All-Star-Guard](https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/273247/Sixers-Want-To-Flip-Clippers-Assests-For-Another-All-Star-Guard)
by Moheezy__3
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The only guard I can think of who may want out is Lavine.
Sure, that sounds great.
But if they just want to flip the Clippers assets…wouldn’t the Clippers be able to able to go after that guard too? And not have to worry about a flakey Harden re-signing this summer?
Who is this All-Star guard that’s available? Lavine?
Dame to Philly confirmed.
Are the Clippers “assets” even good enough for an All-Star caliber player? Harden is a special case for the Clippers and around the league
Any chance we could flip Harden and Harris for Brogdan and Jerami Grant?
Why would anyone want a few trash late 1st round picks and swaps they rarely go anywhere
Looking at the all-star rosters the last three years, the only two players that seem reasonahly likely to be available are Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.
MAYBE if something totally crazy or unexpected happens (like a trade request), Trae Young.
There’s been a lot of rumors of LaVine being on the block for the Bulls. That’s gotta be the leading contender for a trade here.
Does it mention this offseason? Next offseason the Sixers will have their 24 1st, 29 1st, 31 1st, and whatever assets they get from a Harden deal to trade (let’s say 2 more firsts). That should be plenty to get involved in a deal for someone like Donovan Mitchell who will be expiring at that point
Lavine wasn’t available the bulls said they wanna keep their core
I would say this: prepare for Maxey to be traded
Why not just take the assets trade now, then work on the followup trade, instead of waiting for the second trade to materialize before getting rid of Harden? I imagine there’s a limit to how long Harden is willing to play the good soldier, and you’d give the team more time to learn how to play in Nurse’s offense without Harden there. Maxey could probably use more time as the lead guard with the starting unit.
Here’s my guess.. they want clippers assets to get Lavine and anunoby.
Could flip Tobias and two clippers firsts for Lavine. This would allow bulls to completely get off the Lavine contract and get two firsts
Then flip Mann (if we get him) and sixers first and a pick swap and maybe trade Melton to a third team for another first for anunoby. I know the raptors wanted Mann last year in the Fred van vleet trade talks last year
What all-star guard are we gonna be able to get though?
I feel like Morey wants to see how the Luka situation plays out. Pretty sure we’ll be able to trade 3(?) of our firsts after this year, and if we collect 2 unprotected firsts from clippers, we could package 5 firsts and Maxey if the mavericks go south. If Mavs are gonna trade him at any point, it would be when he has 2 years left on contract.
Clippers’ assets for Tyler Herro lol
Get Powell, Mann and a 1st, at the deadline flip Tobias expiring and the 1st for Jerami Grant (doesn’t fit Portland timeline, signed when Dame situation was in limbo, and they’re not gonna be able to keep Shaedon unless they let Grant walk). Maxey-Powell-Oubre-Grant-Embiid is a heck of an offensive lineup