{"id":2548,"date":"2022-12-29T14:54:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/james-harden-nba-insiders-culinary-thoughts-on-rockets-rumors\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T14:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T14:54:43","slug":"james-harden-nba-insiders-culinary-thoughts-on-rockets-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/james-harden-nba-insiders-culinary-thoughts-on-rockets-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden, NBA Insider&#8217;s Culinary Thoughts on Rockets Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>James Harden was gearing up for a Christmas game in New York City when a bomb was dropped. <em>ESPN&#8217;s<\/em> Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden is &#8220;considering&#8221; returning to the Houston Rockets via free agency this next offseason, according to Wojnarowski. <\/p>\n<p>Just this summer, Harden signed a one-for-one discount deal with the Sixers to help Darryl Morey and the front office sign a notable free-agent acquisition. term contract. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>If Harden wishes to return on the same contract, he will be granted a player option for the 2023-2024 season. If he chooses to test free agency waters or wants a bigger deal from the 76ers, Harden can opt out, just like he did over the summer. <\/p>\n<p>A return to the Sixers can&#8217;t be ruled out at this point, but apparently, a reunion with the Rockets is rumored to be in the cards.<\/p>\n<blockquote tml-render-layout=\"inline\" class=\"m-blockquote l-inline\">\n<p><em>All-Star guard James Harden is seriously considering a return to the Houston Rockets in free agency this July. A source told ESPN. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sources say Harden and his entourage have been openly considering Houston for the past few months, and given that he requested and received a trade-out from the franchise less than two years later, that Very likely.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>Harden refused to acknowledge the report before Sunday&#8217;s big game against the New York Knicks, but Stargard addressed the rumors after Philadelphia&#8217;s eighth straight win. as follows.<\/p>\n<blockquote tml-render-layout=\"inline\" class=\"m-blockquote l-inline\">\n<p><em>\u201cI&#8217;m here. Yes. We keep improving.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>That straight answer to a reporter&#8217;s question at the post-match press conference is gone. <em>ESPN<\/em> NBA insiders Zach Lowe and Tim McMahon are wondering. Is Harden really considering a return to the Rockets or will he continue to focus on the 76ers?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was interesting to me,&#8221; said McMahon. <em>Sixers Wires<\/em> Kai Carlin.  &#8220;When Harden was asked about it after the win on Christmas Day, he basically said, &#8216;It&#8217;s going well in Philly. I don&#8217;t know where it came from,'&#8221; he said. I didn&#8217;t say no. he didn&#8217;t shoot it down. [It was]&#8221;I don&#8217;t know where that came from. I didn&#8217;t want this out there just yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>McMahon and Lowe agreed on one thing. Harden and the Rockets will consider reuniting this offseason if the All-Stars decline their second-year option.<\/p>\n<p><em>Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers on All76ers on the Sports Illustrated channel. 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