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Where will Harden end up? (Poll/Game to fill time)

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Where will Harden end up?

PHI
7
58%
BKN
1
8%
MIA
0
No votes
BOS
0
No votes
POR
0
No votes
MIL
1
8%
DEN
0
No votes
TOR
0
No votes
LAC
0
No votes
Other
3
25%
 
Total votes: 12

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Where will Harden end up? (Poll/Game to fill time) 

Post#1 » by Bensational » Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:30 am

Help me build the initial poll list before I set it. Taking team options submissions, but have a limit of 10.

I got:
PHI
BKN
MIA
BOS
POR
MIL
DEN


*Edit: created poll and added TOR and LAC to the list.

Who else has he been linked to?
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Post#2 » by MagicFan101 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:25 pm

Miami has reportedly walked away from talks. They could always return but they are at least very low for now.
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Post#4 » by cedric76 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:22 pm

I think he ll end up in Charlotte

Ball, Harden, Hayward
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Post#5 » by pepe1991 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:50 pm

Bucks, straight up for Middelton
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Post#6 » by MagicFan101 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:55 pm

The price is high and the reward is spoiled. Harden is ultra talented but can be a chemistry killer unless you have the right blend of ultra alpha personalities to handle him.

I feel he could do well in Brooklyn but Houston doesn’t want their side pieces.

Denver has a piece they appear interested in with Michael Porter Jr but do they want to disrupt a good thing by bringing in Harden?

I don’t see Philly winning a championship with him but that seems like the only place desperate enough to take the chance while also having the assets to entice Houston (Simmons).

So I vote Philly.
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Post#7 » by Blue_and_Whte » Fri Dec 25, 2020 3:58 pm

I hope he ends up playing somewhere in China but that’s not reality so I hope he ends up in Detroit.
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Post#8 » by Knightro » Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:21 pm

I think he ends up in Portland.

McCollum plus a cache of picks and young players (Collins, Little, Simons, etc)
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Post#9 » by Anti Chalmers » Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:08 pm

I think Boston. If they’re unwilling to give up Jaylen Brown then I guess Kemba and 3-4 1st picks will be enough.
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Post#10 » by MagicFan4Lyfe » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:19 pm

Orlando.

J/k. No one wants to play in Orl lol.
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Post#11 » by pepe1991 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:23 pm

Anti Chalmers wrote:I think Boston. If they’re unwilling to give up Jaylen Brown then I guess Kemba and 3-4 1st picks will be enough.


Kemba was low key huge liability in playoffs.
But what a hell will Houston do with Kemba and Wall?
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Post#12 » by Anti Chalmers » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:34 pm

pepe1991 wrote:
Anti Chalmers wrote:I think Boston. If they’re unwilling to give up Jaylen Brown then I guess Kemba and 3-4 1st picks will be enough.


Kemba was low key huge liability in playoffs.
But what a hell will Houston do with Kemba and Wall?


Who knows. He still has value. Maybe flip him for some more picks.
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Post#13 » by pepe1991 » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:37 pm

Anti Chalmers wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:
Anti Chalmers wrote:I think Boston. If they’re unwilling to give up Jaylen Brown then I guess Kemba and 3-4 1st picks will be enough.


Kemba was low key huge liability in playoffs.
But what a hell will Houston do with Kemba and Wall?


Who knows. He still has value. Maybe flip him for some more picks.


Maybe you can facilitate through third team, but Celtics could be Harden away from championship. Most defenetly one of candidates
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Post#14 » by JBSouthpaw » Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:44 pm

IF he was smart, he'd go to NYK.
That fan base is begging for a star.
They also have the money to sign people over the cap.
I think Toppin and Robinson would be pretty good with Harden.
NYK can trade away Randle, RJ Barrett & Frank Ntilikina and they don't have to match salaries which would be good for HOU.
Houston could use the $$ to add to Wall and Cousins next year.
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Post#15 » by RookieStar » Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:57 pm

Considering Harden wants to win a championship right now.. only PHI for Simmons plus filler, POR for CJ plus filler and while I think BOS could also be good, Ainge is too cheapsakte to pony up Jaylen..
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Post#16 » by Bensational » Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:38 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Bucks, straight up for Middelton


I'm thinking the same thing, and I'd love to see it to be honest. See if Giannis and Harden can combine to become a real contending force.
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Post#17 » by MasterGMer » Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:41 am

Orlando, lol
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Post#18 » by AdamTH21 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:48 pm

I'm still thinking either Philly or Toronto.

Philly because no matter what gets said in press releases, the Morey/Harden combination still seems like too strong an attachment to let go full-time. Whether they try a straight swap for Simmons, or disassemble the entire team / picks collection to try and get him I'm not sure, but it seems like a likely enough market for him as well.

Toronto because I think they realise without a star, their current crop isn't challenging the very elite of the East. They've already proven with DeRozan that they're willing to move their most popular pieces for the greater good and they also have the pieces to try and tempt Houston. Siakam, Powell and Davis with discussions on picks I could see getting the deal done, especially if Harden continues to be explicit as he is regarding his desire to be moved.
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Post#19 » by Airgordon00 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:22 pm

I believe we could offer one of the better packages for Harden because of our amount of young players and all our picks. The only problem is I don’t think Vooch is a big enough second star to help him to commit to being here long term. But at this point I’d throw Fournier, Bamba, Aminu, Gordon and 2 future 1sts for Harden, Tucker and Mclemore just to shake up this team a little bit.

You could Run Markelle, Harden, Bacon, Tucker and Vooch. Then have Anthony, Ross, Mclemore, Okeke, Birch off the bench. Plus there is some solid vets on the FA market who I’m sure we could pick up to help fill some voids at SF.
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Post#20 » by nicnac215 » Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:41 pm

He is coming to Orlando for Fultz, Gordon, Fournier, Bamba, 2021 1st, 2023 1st, and 2025 1st. Or maybe it’s just a pipe dream and I love Fultz.

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