And we have word that the Sixers would be maybe kind of sort of willing to part with Ben Simmons in a package for James Harden.

Jalen, what do you think about those two updates on James Harden loved.

I love those updates and and And that professional reporting.

You remember when the Washington Wizards came out and said that they weren't gonna move John Wall and then you look up.

A couple of weeks later, they moved John Wall.

I knew James Harden was getting moved on the basketball floor.

When he returned, they won the tip in.

John Wall crossed half court with the basketball.

Trust me for God has led this league three straight times in scoring.

You know, the only other guys to do that consecutive seasons were gird the Ice Man, MJ Airness and Kevin Durant like he's in that category.

He's a fantastic offensive weapon, Jacoby, but he just handled his trade request improperly with the squad.

You're supposed to come back, be on time being shape, play top basketball.

And then now the other squads, like Philly and or the Nest that you put in pole position.

They could try to grab you.

Now they opened it up to the rest of the league.

So Pat Riley on the phone now and other people that's trying to sniff around and see if they could get him.

And so it's gonna be interesting to see how this plays out, but he'll definitely get moved.

One thing I find interesting about the 70 Sixers being willing to part with Ben Simmons is this quote from Daryl Morey.

Do you remember him like Tom Sheppard, Perform said, We are not trading Ben Simmons.

He's an important part of our future Jalen.

If they end up trading him, what does this look like for Dale Mori?

So apples and oranges, even though they seem like they're the same when you're Washington and you're a team that didn't make the playoffs and we know Bradley, Bill and Wall did never see out of the way.

They should have maximized their talent, and we talked about John Wall's offseason and how once you know he was video, that I felt like that was gonna be a exodus from Washington.

This situation is vastly different.

You bring in their arm or you bring in Doc Rivers for validity to your audience into your fan.

So Ben Simmons is a young prospect.

Jacoby has been an all NBA player.

So you gotta be careful when you speak into the microphone because you're earning the trust of the people and you're earning the trust of the locker room.

And if you say you're not gonna move in Simmons, you can't necessarily jump up next week and move in.

Simmons because a lot of his fans and a lot of people who don't like the move, they're gonna a not necessarily trust your word because you just lied into a microphone because sometimes your job to do but be you could just avoid the entire thing and say, We love what we're doing right now.

We're trying to build on what we have, and if the best deal approaches will deal with it.

But when you say you're not gonna move them, there are most people and people in your locker room that heard that he's not being moved.

So either we need to listen to what he's saying, and he's not gonna be moved or we're gonna look back and feel like we were Total lie.

Well, honestly.

The Simmons, plus some pieces for hard and deal seems like on paper it works for both sides.

We will see if it happens, but I don't see any other natural dance partner for the rockets to move.

Harden.

Aside from them.

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