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Nets rumors: 3 teams that should make a trade offer for James Harden

By Jordanna Clark

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JANUARY 05: James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on January 05, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JANUARY 05: James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on January 05, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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The 2022 NBA trade deadline countdown is on. There are nine days left until Feb. 10 and the Brooklyn Nets will have until 3 p.m. ET that day to make a deal. To much surprise, Brooklyn’s made Nic Claxton and Joe Harris available on the trade market. But what about James Harden?

The organization supposedly isn’t willing to listen to trade talks regarding Harden but in light of recent reports, some teams should be willing to at least make an offer.

The thing is, what kind of offer would the Nets even be willing to listen to? It’d have to be extremely enticing. Giving up a nine-time (likely soon to be 10) All-Star isn’t a decision that will be made lightly.

If the front office believes that Harden’s the least bit willing to leave Brooklyn over the summer, it’d be in the Nets’ best interest to explore trade options. There’s no harm in listening, right?

With that being said, here are three teams that should be contacting Brooklyn with offers for Harden. Who knows, maybe an offer could spark the interest of Sean Marks.

3 teams that should make a trade offer for Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden.

3: Boston Celtics

Let’s face it, Boston’s performed below expectations this season. The 26-25 Celtics are in ninth place in the East and don’t have enough to make it over the hump of being a competitive playoff-level team.

Danny Ainge tried to trade for Harden while he was still with the Rockets but the general manager pulled out of the talks because he said that Houston’s asking price was too high. A few months later, Boston was knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by Harden and the Nets. It didn’t take long for Ainge to regret the decision to give up on the 2018 MVP, did it?

There’s been talk about the Celtics breaking up the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The two have been together since 2017-18 but Brown became a consistent starter in 2019-20. Boston has a conference finals appearance to show in that time frame but hasn’t made it to the finals since losing to the Lakers in 2010.

Tatum and Brown are a special duo but if Ainge isn’t willing to sit around and continue to wait for something to change, he should at least be looking into what a trade for Harden would look like.

Would it mean giving up on Brown? What about Dennis Schroder?

If Brooklyn isn’t willing to engage in trade talks for Harden, at the very least the organization should be looking into what it would take to acquire Schroder. In Kyrie Irving’s home court absence, he’d be a reasonable backup point guard option.

In the meantime, Celtics fans can dream about what Tatum would look like playing alongside Harden. Or not, the choice is theirs.

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