Yeah, not anywhere he wants but as long as the return is solid, Dame was super loyal… signed a deal that would help them build a team rather than doing the Lebron… they failed miserably and shut him down multiple years in a row… and drafted a guy that plays his position.
Agree with the loser energy, but I think the lie was that Morey promised to get the trade done if Harden opts in.
Tim MacMahon and the True Hoop guys more or less confirmed it.
The lie started last summer... but that's why he won't tell cuz it gets everyone in hot water. Morey and Harden did the 1+1 deal for less than the max and I can promise there was a wink and a nod there.... or at least Harden thinks there was.
Looks like a China tour
And if that’s the case, the Clippers now have even more leverage. Or at least Harden has less since he may have further priced Philly out of a deal.
No one is really blameless here. Harden could have taken the bag in Brooklyn and shot himself in the foot. Then trusted the guy to trade him after giving a discount he kind of had to give... cuz his market wasn't that great.
Its not... but if you tell the team privately and they say... "cool we are gonna do what we want" then the player and agent have to get more aggressive. With Dame I see it as almost doing Portland a favor - why burn the last 1-3 years of his prime on a team in a rebuild and then have a mammoth contract to deal with? Him stepping up to be the bad guy helping them do what they need to for the benefit of the franchise in a way. Harden is playing with the MVP of the league... so play it out and try to win a title.
When the will of indulging your emotional distress through catharsis outweighs your ability to contextualize the logistical consequences of those actions. Feelings rule the day, situational improvement be damned.
