It appears there’s no unhealthy blood between Nets star Kevin Durant and James Harden, who compelled his manner out of Brooklyn and landed with the 76ers in February.
Durant, who not too long ago doubled down on his commerce request in a gathering with Nets proprietor Joe Tsai, and Harden are “again on good phrases,” in keeping with ESPN.
The previous teammates have additionally been spending time collectively within the offseason amid a report by SNY’s Ian Begley that “high-ranking members of the Sixers” are excited by discussing a Durant cope with the Nets.
Final week, now-viral movies appeared to point out the NBA All-Stars understanding collectively on a court docket in Barcelona.
Days prior, Durant and Harden attended a Travis Scott live performance at London’s O2 Enviornment, the place the rapper’s girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, shared a video of the gamers spraying him with champagne.
Durant and Harden have been all smiles within the footage that confirmed the pair celebrating Scott at his first headlining present since final yr’s tragedy at his Astroworld music pageant, wherein 10 individuals died and plenty of others have been injured.
Durant, who will flip 34 in September, signed a four-year, $198 million extension with the Nets final August. The Nets need a large haul in return for a participant of Durant’s caliber, making it troublesome to land a possible commerce accomplice.
The Nets and Sixers aren’t unfamiliar commerce companions, as they labored collectively in February to finish the blockbuster swap that despatched Harden to Philadelphia and Ben Simmons to Brooklyn.
Harden signed a two-year deal in July to return to Philadelphia, taking a $15 million pay minimize forward of the 2022-23 season. The guard turned down his $47 million participant choice to release cap house for the Sixers to “compete for a championship.”
Sixers star Joel Embiid agreed to a supermax contract extension final August that can hold him in Philadelphia via the 2026-27 season. Philadelphia additionally added P.J. Tucker to bolster their roster, signing the previous Miami Warmth veteran to a multi-year deal in June.
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