Massive James Harden, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey Trade Idea

In a recent article, ESPN's NBA insiders broke down what a possible Damian Lillard trade could look like. The article included several different scenarios, including one that lands Lillard in Philadelphia, James Harden in LA, and Tyrese Maxey in Portland:

Philadelphia 76ers get: Damian Lillard, Terance Mann, Norman Powell and Robert Covington

Portland Trail Blazers get: Furkan Korkmaz, Tyrese Maxey, Jaden Springer, Nicolas Batum, Amir Coffey, Marcus Morris Sr., 2028 and 2030 first-round picks (from LA Clippers)

LA Clippers get: James Harden and Tobias Harris

This is a massive trade idea, and one that would shake up the entire NBA offseason. While Philadelphia has remained adamant about not moving Maxey, would Lillard change that? There are different reports about how the 76ers may feel about such a move, but this is one of the ways they could stay in contention with Joel Embiid while still moving Harden to the Clippers.

As for the other two teams involved, the Clippers are getting their guy in Harden, while also bringing back an old friend in Tobias Harris. The contract situation for Harris has been a major topic since he signed in 2019, but with it now being an expiring deal, the Clippers would be receiving a massive upgrade at power forward without longterm financial commitment.

While adding Harden and Harris would make LA one of the most talented teams in the league, the Clippers are losing some key role players in this deal. Unwilling to trade Terance Mann so far this offseason, it's likely he could remain a sticking point in a deal like this, especially with Norman Powell also being included.

Now for the Trail Blazers, they're getting a very talented young player in Tyrese Maxey, who averaged 20.3 PPG at 22 years old just last season. Would Maxey and two first-round picks be enough for Lillard when the rest of the deal is mostly salary fillers? That's likely dependent on what else is being offered to Portland right now.

Massive multi-team trade ideas like this hardly ever happen, but this one could be pretty interesting with a few tweaks.

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