Live broadcast on July 20 news Harden’s relationship with 76 people continued to deteriorate and he was determined to leave. However, 76 people still want to maximize his trading value and are unwilling to trade him easily.
According to the ESPN legend Zach Lowe, the 76-player Simmons refused to report for 76 in the 2021-22 season, and was later traded to basketable nets but did not play for the two teams; but the league recently decided that his 2021-22 season is still an effective year.
However, the same rules do not apply to harden, because Harden’s contract is only the last year after the player option is executed.
The labor agreement stipulates that players in the last year of the contract can be regarded as violating the regulations if they fail to fulfill their obligations for the team for more than 30 days. He will be banned from entering the free agent market or signing a contract with any other professional basketball team unless the final team of the player explicitly agrees.
League sources confirmed that the rule allows existing teams to prevent any players deemed to be illegal from entering the free agent market and signing contracts with other teams, including professional teams outside the NBA.
