With the latest reports circling around Mike D’Antoni and the Sixers ongoing coaching search, people are wondering what players the Sixers could possibly get to make his system work. It’s been reported that the Sixers have let teams know that they’re open to trades if they do in fact hire the high-octane coach. One name that has been mentioned, James Harden:

I’m hearing one of the reasons along with coaching that Sixers have a lot of interest in Mike D’Antoni is feeling with some in organization that he could help lure James Harden to Philly

Harden can become a free agent in 2 years and there is possibility of trade pic.twitter.com/gJVecCuhHN

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 24, 2020

Would the former MVP mesh well with the ball-dominant Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid? If Harden goes back to playing off the ball, it isn’t the worst idea in the world.

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