Nets GM Explains Why James Harden Wanted Out of Brooklyn

James Harden reportedly had several issues with the Brooklyn Nets.

Kyrie Irving not being fully available due to Irving’s decision not to get vaccinated, New York City’s vaccine mandate, Steve Nash’s rotations, and Brooklyn lifestyle also wasn’t jiving with Harden.

Harden just didn’t make his frustrations with the Nets known to the Nets for a while.

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In an attempt to reportedly protect his reputation, Harden reportedly tried to avoid requesting a trade. Eventually Harden reportedly requested a trade from Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks.

What did Harden say in the end about why he actually wanted out?

“There’s a lot of those conversations that obviously have to remain private, as you would expect and everybody understands. And if James wants to allude to those decisions and speak for himself, obviously, totally happy for him to do that.

James has been upfront from day one with, you know, the clock is ticking for him. He wants to win a championship. And we do too. And if he feels like this was not the right place to win a championship and we felt like we could continue with our goals of being that last team standing by making a trade, that’s why we made the deal.”

 

Harden went ring chasing in Brooklyn but really didn’t give it much time to pan 0ut.  Interesting he didn’t feel like that was the place to win a ring.

The new Sixers star will have a chance to speak for himself tomorrow as a press conference is scheduled.

If he can’t win one in  Philly, my guess is he never will.

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