Harden's Departure Marks a Fresh Start for the 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers are leading the NBA season with impressive beginnings. This made one thing clear: Harden’s days as a 76er were over now. However, the following day of the Harden incident came with a bit of change in its script.
To begin with, the 76ers confirmed that Harden would practice with the squad. However, he ended up relocating to Los Angeles after being traded to the Clippers in return for several players and draft picks.
The 76ers traded in spite of failing to block guard Terance Mann, from the Clippers, its primary target. Tuesday’s training might just be another chance for Harden to prove that he was only talking through his hat because he would never play with Morey as president of the Sixers.
Nevertheless, it was not to be.
Incredibly, the exchange of players was done without disrupting their usual rotations for both clubs. For instance Robert Covington will be back home to Philadelphia after playing an average of 23 minutes per game in the first three games of the new season against the Clippers. The 76ers averaged P.J.
Tucker with 22 minutes per game, and now he will be heading to the Clippers. Other players involved in the trade did not see much court time on prior teams and most rarely played.
In the starting lineup of the 76ers, there are four players who score an average of 19 or more points per game. This five-player unit maintains an impressive average of 119 points per contest, shooting at a 50% field goal percentage.
It's worth noting that they faced a peculiar situation, having suffered just one loss, and that too by merely one point at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in their first game of the season.This loss occurred when, with 3 minutes and 57 seconds left in the game, they
