The Philadelphia 76ers are still looking to figure out what to do with James Harden and Paul Millsap as they are trying to work their two new additions toward a debut after the big trade that sent Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets.
As the Sixers continue their 4-game homestand with a matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, they still are not yet ready to join the team just yet. The positive thing is, they are both with the team in Philadelphia to undergo their physicals and they talked with coach Doc Rivers to begin moving forward with the process of a debut.
“Him (Harden) and Paul were here today and I had good talks with both of them,” said Rivers. “We’re gonna form our plan and as far as health for both and then go from there.”
Rivers is also not worried about Harden having to practice with the team before a game. As soon as he is cleared in terms of his hamstring injury, the Sixers will throw him out there and they will figure it out from there.
“The practice part probably won’t matter as much as the health,” Rivers added. “Let’s say he’s not ready to practice, but ready to play. We’d play him anyway. When you do trades this time of the year, there’s many times you put a guy on the floor with zero practice time. You just throw them out there and you’re gonna have to figure out how it goes. The moment he’s cleared to play whether we have practice in front of that or not, we’re just gonna throw him out there.”
Harden and Millsap will have their next chance to debut on Tuesday when the team hosts the Boston Celtics.
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