ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski appeared to dispute the reporting of his colleague, Brian Windhorst, regarding the trade negotiations between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers.
“They are nowhere,” said Wojnarowski on Get Up about a potential trade of James Harden for Ben Simmons.
“Well, I try not to be in the prediction business because you follow the news where it leads. Right now, there’s no negotiation going on between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. The trade deadline is tomorrow at 3:00, it can change. But the idea that they’re going back and forth that has been surmised by some, I don’t believe that to be accurate.
“Again, deadlines create action often. People hold out. There’s always a lot of posturing. But I think Brooklyn still believes it’s best path right now is to get Kevin Durant back. And James Harden healthy. And Kyrie Irving on the court. And et those three together again probably after the All-Star break…
“It’s not a perfect or ideal scenario with James Harden right now. There’s no question about that. I think barring a flurry of negotiations and activity that hasn’t happened yet, right now James Harden is likely to be with the Nets. Again, it’s always fluid. I don’t sense an appetite from Brooklyn to do a deal that’s simply Ben Simmons for James Harden. If Philadelphia decided to, you know, get really aggressive with an offer or offers, again it can change of course. I don’t believe there’s any negotiations going on right now.”