76ers' Biggest Desire in James Harden Trade Revealed

In a recent report from Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, it was revealed that Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers might not be after LA Clippers guard Terance Mann. There has been a lot of speculation that Mann would be a possible sticking point in talks between Philadelphia and LA, but Goodwill reported that the 76ers are after a more productive player than the versatile Clippers guard:

"League sources told Yahoo Sports contrary to popular belief, Morey isn’t stuck on receiving Clippers guard Terance Mann back in a Harden deal, but is coveting future first-round draft picks with the so-called 'Seven Year Rule' in effect," Goodwill wrote. "The Clippers’ first-round picks for the next few years are owed to Oklahoma City outright or subject to a swap due to the Paul George deal in 2019, but the Clippers own their picks in 2027 and ’28. Morey is believed to want those more than the productivity of Mann — who’s on an affordable number the next two years ($10.5 million in ’23-24, $11.4 million in ’24-25)."

If this is indeed what Philadelphia is after, in addition to their previously reported desire to land a high-level player in return for Harden, then there simply is not a deal to be had with the Clippers. That said, it remains true that if no other team around the league is willing to meet these demands, then Philadelphia finds themselves right back where they started - with an unhappy star who doesn't intend to make life easy on them.

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