The NBA season 2023-24 has begun, and all attention will be on the City of Brotherly Love as the James Harden trade drama unfolds. Since requesting a trade in June, Harden has been the subject of multiple trade conversations, with the LA Clippers being his favorite destination. However, as the season begins, trade talks have come to a halt, putting Harden in a position of ambiguity.

However, due to Harden making a big issue about leaving his current franchise, he gathered a lot of eyeballs. And after his trade seems to be falling apart, many people have even spoken about it.

James Harden’s trade falls apart, causing people to wonder why.

James Harden made his intentions known in June when he exercised his $35.6 million player option. He was paving the way for his trade to the Clippers. The future Hall of Famer wanted to join the Clippers. However, the talks between the two clubs have moved at a sluggish rate.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers have chosen to cease trade negotiations with the Philadelphia 76ers, at least for the time being. Their motivation for this halt is to give the entire team a chance to begin and evaluate their performance with a healthy Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

To this, Stephen Curry’s sister Callie Rivers reacted by saying, “any chance woj was hacked?” Because the Clippers have been in trade talks with the Sixers for months. And they have already made their best offer for James Harden.

However, they are cautious of overbidding and perhaps were competing against themselves as the sole serious offer for the outstanding player. They may consider reopening trade negotiations later in the season. However, their decision has the Sixers wondering if they’ve already gotten the best offer for Harden.

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The NBA season is one of the most important aspects of this trading drama. With each game that passes, Harden’s chances of contributing to a new club lesson. As the games pile up, the Clippers may be less willing to improve their offer. However, looking at this situation, Gilbert Arenas, a former NBA great, resorted to social media to vent his feelings about the deal. He takes the extra effort of utilizing a humorous video to do it.

Gilbert Arenas reacts to James Harden’s trade situation

Gilbert Arenas shared a video on X with James Harden and PJ Tucker, who were part of the Clippers’ trade deal. The footage shows the two players laughing on the bench. Arenas captioned the photo, “They knew and couldn’t do sh*t!” with a succession of laughing emojis, leaving little doubt about his lighthearted view on the matter.

Arenas’ caption implies that he feels the Clippers got the better bargain. The suggestion is that Harden and Tucker were having a lighthearted conversation about their successful deal. And how they eventually managed to overcome the Sixers’ management office. It’s an indirect poke at trade dynamics and the players’ pleasure in getting where they wanted to go.

Interestingly, during the first few games of the season, James Harden was notably missing from the Sixers’ bench. The team refused him admission and only permitted him to attend the last game. This decision may have been driven by an ambition to give the former MVP one more look at the Wells Fargo Center before departing for the City of Angels. However, Harden’s departure from the Sixers is a watershed point in the 2023-24 NBA season, and the responses from various quarters only add to the intrigue.

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