CAMDEN, N.J.–This is it for the Philadelphia 76ers. Everything that they have worked for and the reason why they made the big trade to acquire James Harden to team up with Joel Embiid was for one reason: to contend for a championship.
It has been a bit up and down with Harden since he came to the City of Brotherly Love. He averaged 21 points, 10.5 assists, and 7.1 rebounds in 21 games for the Sixers while shooting 40.2% from the floor and 32.6% from deep. The numbers are solid, but there have been some obvious spots where things haven’t looked great in terms of chemistry and how they want to run things.
However, after three days of practice, Harden is beginning to feel comfortable with his new team.