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  NBA.com James Harden and Ben Simmons aren't all that different afterall. For Philadelphia, trusting the process just wasn't in the cards as Simmons' clash with Joel Embid saw the relationship beyond salvaging. Simmons was a reluctant scorer throughout his Sixers' tenure and became the scapegoat for last year's second round playoff exit against the Hawks. After refusing to report to the team, save a brief appearance at the team's practice facility a couple months back, Simmons cited mental health issues as the culprit for why he was unable to play. Harden on the other hand, became increasingly frustrated with Kyrie Irving's part-time status, Kevin Durant being sidelined by a MCL sprain and a less than stellar supporting cast with the Nets, this after he forced his way out of Houston in January of 2021. Throughout the first half of the season, Harden looked to still be battling through the hamstring injury he suffered last year and fans didn't see him sh...

If you follow all the reports over the last few weeks regarding James Harden's chances of being dealt to Philadelphia, you'd think it's almost a forgone conclusion that he is leaving Brooklyn. In reality, that couldn't be further from the truth. According to  OddsChecker , Harden has -500 odds, or a 83.3 percent chance to stay with the Nets. Again, a quick scroll on #NBATwitter and its gloom and doom in Nets' World and near celebration in the City of Brotherly Love. This message from Harden did not age well... #NetsWorld @dbearak #nba https://t.co/0vEI3jsR11 — Nets Insider (@NetsInsiderBlog) February 6, 2022 While it's clear that Brooklyn's GM Sean Marks and Sixers' GM Daryl Morey have had an open trade dialogue, the same can be said for the other 28 GMs across the league. For Marks, he has to at least listen to what Morey is willing to offer, but anything less than a king's ransom shouldn't keep him on the phone for long. Things will onl...

  NBA.com Things are getting scary in Brooklyn. Not the kind of scary that James Harden alluded to when he dubbed the Big 3 lineup including himself, Kyrie Irving and Durant with that exact moniker, but a different kind of scary. The prospect of breaking up the Big 3 era before it really even started, the idea that Harden is now a malcontent by mirroring his final days in Houston, is the media narrative swirling around NBA Twitter.  A proposed Ben- Simmons for Harden swap is making the rounds with fans and media speculating a deal could be imminent. The reality is, the Nets won't trade Harden, that is unless Philadelphia includes Simmons, Tyrese Maxey, Matisse Thybulle as a starting point. Sean Marks, by all reports, isn't shopping Harden, and by his own remarks, Harden wants to stay in Brooklyn. However in today's social media age-the age of misinformation-it's become gloom and doom around Nets' World. Reading the tea leaves and casting aside erroneous reports and ...