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While there does not appear to be any discord with James Harden in Philadelphia, speculation about his impending free agency is already underway.
Tim MacMahon of ESPN said there has even been some buzz about Harden coming back to the Houston Rockets.
“There’s already been a lot of gossip and dot connecting, ‘Hey, if things don’t work out in Philly, keep an eye out on James Harden back to Houston,'” MacMahon said on the Howdy Partners podcast.
“I think ‘keep an eye out on that’ is certainly fair. First, let’s see how things work out in Philadelphia, where they’re starting to play really good basketball. Also, does that make sense from a Rockets perspective?”
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