Previewing Tonight’s Game vs. The 76ers w/ Kevin Rice
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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Happy Friday Pacers fans! I hope you’re all doing well and have had a great week leading into the weekend!
Tonight, the Pacers take on the Philadelphia 76ers at The Fieldhouse in their final pre-season game. In order to get a better feel for where the Sixers are at headed into this matchup, and the season altogether, I was joined by Kevin Rice of Liberty Ballers and NBC Sports Philadelphia to talk about the state of the Sixers before looking ahead to some things we both hope to see for each team in the game.
The Houston Rockets are going to trade James Harden eventually. Harden has already requested a trade and given the Rockets an expanded list of teams he’d like to go to. He’s also turned down a contract extension from Houston that would have made him the first player in league history to earn $50 million annually.
Players of Harden’s caliber simply don’t become available all that often. The most recent example of a top-five player being traded was Anthony Davis, and it led to a championship for the Lakers in his first season. While Davis only had one year remaining on his contract when the Lakers acquired him, Harden currently has two seasons + a player option. He just turned 31 years old, but The Beard should continue to be one of the very few true superstars in the league going forward.