Philadelphia 76ers: How to make a trade for James Harden work

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Could James Harden potentially follow Mike D’Antoni if he becomes the new Philadelphia 76ers head coach?

With both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets each being unceremoniously dumped out of the playoffs early, it was time for both franchises to make a change in regards to their respective head coaches.

Both Mike D’Antoni and Brett Brown are excellent coaches who have a long future coaching in the NBA going forward, but could one of the above coaches be replacing the other?

According to John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia that could very much be the case.

I’m hearing one of the reasons along with coaching that Sixers have a lot of interest in Mike D’Antoni is feeling with some in organization that he could help lure James Harden to Philly

Harden can become a free agent in 2 years and there is possibility of trade pic.twitter.com/gJVecCuhHN
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 24, 2020

While Mike D’Antoni is a former NBA Coach of the Year candidate and would be a great acquisition for the 76ers, the interest in Harden and his affiliation with D’Antoni is very interesting for the 76ers.

Could the Philadelphia 76ers land D’Antoni and in turn put together a trade package to good for the Houston Rockets to turn down? If that trade were to exist, what would it look like?