BASKETBALL: Brooklyn Nets Send James Harden To 76ers For Ben Simmons

The Sixers sent Ben Simmons, their disgruntled star, guard Seth Curry and center Andre Drummond to the Nets in a deal for James Harden.

The Sixers also will get Paul Millsap and the Nets get draft picks.

This came just five days after coach Steve Nash said the Nets wouldn't trade Harden and only 13 months after they acquired the 2018 NBA MVP to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

James Harden could have left this summer as a free agent, but apparently the Nets decided it wasn't worth the risk to wait....