Amid Rampant James Harden Exit Speculations, Joel Embiid’s 76ers Try to Lure the Former NBA MVP by Re-Signing 6’7 Star

Published 07/07/2023, 7:10 AM EDT

The NBA draft is wrapped up, and the internal trades and deals are making the headlines. In the latest development, there’s news about the 76ers still trying to work it out with a former NBA MVP, in order to re-sign him.

The newest development certainly creates more clarity for teams and players about who they will be facing and playing with when the NBA season starts in a few months.

The 76ers are trying to keep a player for another year

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NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski has posted that the Philadelphia 76ers, the team that already homes Joel Embiid, might be looking at re-signing Montrezl Harrell for one more year. This comes after several rumors pointing to a possible James Harden exit from the 76ers.

For James Harden, having a veteran like Montrezl Harrell on the team would be a big plus. Harden and Harrell have earlier turned out to be a match-winning duo, especially their win over the Detroit Pistons this year.

Free agent F Montrezl Harrell has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2023

In another update, it was revealed that the deal was for the veteran’s minimum salary and was fully guaranteed. With this deal, Montrezl will rejoin the 76ers. Montrezl had earlier signed up with the Phillies for the 2022-2023 season. He averaged 5.6 points and had 2.8 rebounds.

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All about Montrezl Harrell

Montrezl Harrell has been playing basketball since college and made his NBA debut in 2015 for the Houston Rockets. Since then, he has hooped for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2017 to 2020.

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He has also played with the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets until finally landing with the Philadelphia 76ers in the current season. He was also part of the FIBA Americas under-17 team in 2012. Montrezl has been on the basketball court since his college days. He has played for North Edgecombe High School as well as Hargrave Military Academy.

Montrezl Harrell is one of the many NBA talents who now have a confirmed home for at least the next year or longer. Earlier, Jordan Poole also was confirmed for the Washington Wizards, setting up a whole new season of strategy and gameplay. According to the same deal, Chris Paul will be playing for Golden State Warriors.

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What do you think of this trade? Will the 76ers get their money’s worth with this one-year contract? Tell us in the comments!

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Roy Daniel D'Silva is an NBA Writer at EssentiallySports. He is an undergraduate English scholar and has covered the OTT beat as an entertainment journalist for two years. He has also been a content writer and SEO and content consultant.

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Amid Rampant James Harden Exit Speculations, Joel Embiid’s 76ers Try to Lure the Former NBA MVP by Re-Signing 6’7 Star

The 76ers are trying to keep a player for another year

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