The LA Clippers acquired 10-time All-Star guard James Harden in a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, sources told ESPN.
The 76ers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev to the Clippers for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 pick swap and an additional first-round pick that’ll be routed from a third team, sources told ESPN.
The Clippers and a third team were still finalizing those details late Monday night, sources said.
The Sixers will waive veteran guard Danny Green to create the roster space for the trade, sources said.
he Clippers landed Harden to partner with All-Star forwards Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, as well as guard Russell Westbrook, who played with Harden on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets.
The Clippers and Sixers have been discussing a Harden trade since July, and they finally completed an agreement in the late hours of Monday night.
The Clippers and 76ers began talking again on a trade over the weekend as it became increasingly untenable for Harden to be incorporated back into the Sixers’ lineup, sources said.
Harden is “ecstatic” to be going to the Clippers and hoping to fly to Los Angeles as soon as possible, sources close to him told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.
There’s a chance he will attend Tuesday night’s Clippers home game against the Orlando Magic.
Harden, 34, requested a trade out of Philadelphia in June when he opted in to his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season.
During a promotional appearance in China in August, he called 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey “a liar” multiple times, and Harden acknowledged earlier this month upon rejoining the team that their relationship was irreparable.
