Wizards quickly flipped Paul to the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\nIn the meantime, the Heat shifted their focus on adding Damian Lillard in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. Earlier this week, the Trail Blazers shot down the Heat’s best trade offer. But the Heat are not going to give up so easily.<\/p>\n
Although the Lillard trade talks cooled down, the Heat could make a pitch for Harden in a deal that includes forward Caleb Martin, a pair of first-round picks, and either point guard Kyle Lowry or shooting guard Tyler Herro.<\/p>\n
The Heat need help in their backcourt. They already lost guards Gabe Vincent and Max Strus in free agency, and traded Victor Oladipo to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Rip City Harden: Trail Blazers +5000<\/h2>\n The Portland Trail Blazers won one NBA championship during the 1976-77 season, when they were led by a bearded hippie named Bill Walton. The Trail Blazers have not won a title in 46 years, despite a pair of NBA Finals appearances in the early 1990s. Could another bearded NBA star finally lead the Trail Blazers back to the promised land?<\/p>\n
The Trail Blazers stated their intentions to build a championship squad around Damian Lillard. They did not trade the #3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft despite numerous offers from teams seeking to move up in the draft. They retained their lottery pick and selected guard Scoot Henderson instead.<\/p>\n
If the 76ers trade Harden to the Pacific Northwest, then the Trail Blazers can form a Lillard\/Harden backcourt. If that happens, the Trail Blazers would have to send recently-drafted Henderson and either one of their top up-and-coming guards, Anfernee Simons or Shaedon Sharpe, to the 76ers.<\/p>\n
However, on Saturday morning, Shams Charania reported that Lillard officially requested a trade, and that the Heat and 76ers are leading candidates to land the seven-time NBA All-Star. The 76ers and Trail Blazers are currently discussing a swap for Harden and Lillard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Philadelphia 76ers and guard James Harden are headed for a divorce. The Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks are among the betting favorites to land Harden in a trade from the 76ers, with the Clippers at -250 odds and the Knicks at +650. Harden turns 34-years old in August. He averaged 21 points, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":279789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83079,1074],"tags":[81517,83635,81735,81033,83195,82703,83222,81037],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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