The focus for the Philadelphia 76ers is bouncing back from a loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday when they continue their four-game road trip on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
However, the focus outside of the team remains on the 2023 free-agency period for James Harden. The report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped on Christmas Day that Harden is seriously considering a return to the Houston Rockets in the offseason. Harden addressed the report after the contest in New York, but it wasn’t a convincing denial.
ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Tim MacMahon hopped on “The Lowe Post” podcast to discuss Harden’s interest in the Rockets, a place where he spent more than eight seasons and had a ton of success (h/t Rockets Wire):