Nets trade James Harden to Sixers for Ben Simmons

The former Kia NBA MVP reportedly is headed to Philadelphia in exchange for the former All-Star point guard.

The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers reportedly have agreed to a blockbuster trade centered around former Kia NBA MVP James Harden and former All-Star guard Ben Simmons, according to multiple reports.

Brooklyn receives:

Ben Simmons
Seth Curry
Andre Drummond
2022 first-round pick (unprotected)
2027 first-round pick (protected)
Philadelphia receives:

James Harden
Paul Millsap

The move came just five days after coach Steve Nash said the Nets wouldn’t trade Harden and only 13 months after they acquired the 2018 NBA MVP to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

But Harden could have left this summer as a free agent and the Nets decided it wasn’t worth the risk to wait, ending their Big Three experiment after the trio played only 16 games together.

The Sixers can’t wait to test drive the Harden- Joel Embiid partnership.

Source: https://www.nba.com/news/nets-sixers-james-harden-ben-simmons-trade