Nets, 76ers Agree To James Harden-For-Ben Simmons Trade
The Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, according to a report.
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The Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, according to a report.
Without Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, the Nets weren't competitive in their ninth straight loss.
Nets guard James Harden missed his second straight game with left hamstring tightness. Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said the team is being cautious with the former MVP.
The Nets were without double-digit scorers James Harden (hamstring), Kevin Durant (knee), LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) and Joe Harris (ankle).
Nic Claxton had a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Brooklyn. James Johnson added 18 points.
Brooklyn has lost five straight.
Irving gets to play in road games only given New York's vaccination requirement but was booed loudly by the Bay Area crowd during pregame introductions.
The Nets are now 6-10 in January after going 8-3 in December.
James Harden had 33 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in an impressive follow-up to his strong game in Los Angeles when the Nets won there on Christmas.
Anthony Edwards scored 25 points, D'Angelo Russell had 23 points and 10 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Brooklyn Nets 136-125 on Sunday night.
Kyrie Irving scored 24 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 for the Nets, who are missing star Kevin Durant because of a knee injury.
Brooklyn won for only the fifth time in its last 12 games.
Darius Garland strengthened his All-Star case with 22 points and 12 assists, leading Cleveland to a 114-107 win Monday over the Nets, who lost their first game since Kevin Durant injured his left knee.
Durant was hurt with 5:44 left in the second quarter when New Orleans forward Herbert Jones was driving down the court and crashed into Nets backup guard Bruce Brown, who fell backward into Durant's knee.
The Nets are worn down from a rough stretch of travel, then were beaten down by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
