NBA Insider Reveals Clippers Shut Down James Harden Trade Talks

The LA Clippers reportedly shut down trade talks with the Philadelphia 76ers

During a recent episode of The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN's Brian Windhorst said his understanding is that the LA Clippers shut down James Harden trade talks with the Philadelphia 76ers. It has been public for several weeks now that the Clippers and 76ers were no longer engaged on a Harden deal, but this had mostly been framed as the 76ers ending Harden trade talks in general - not just with the Clippers.

"[The Clippers] tried to trade for James Harden, and that deal didn't happen," Windhorst said. "And from what I understand, it was the Clippers who said, 'Okay, there's no deal here. We're gonna move on.' And while I assume that they could certainly make a deal midseason, I assume that this is what they're gonna go with."

This comment from Windhorst makes sense when connecting all of the dots from the Harden situation. With the 76ers reportedly maintaining an unrealistic asking price for Harden, even without the market to justify it, it seems the Clippers decided they were no longer worth negotiating with.

What was interesting about these comments from Windhorst, was his assumption that the Clippers are going to enter the season with their current roster construction after moving on from Harden talks. While Windhorst acknowledged that LA has the pieces to make a midseason deal, the ESPN insider feels they may not make any more moves until then.

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