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🗓️ 15 February 2022
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The NBA trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, but the impact of the James Harden-Ben Simmons/Nets-Sixers blockbuster trade is still sending waves throughout the league. Today, The Athletic’s Sam Amick takes us behind the scenes of that deal, tells us just how powerful Harden has become in getting what he wants, and why this soap opera could be seen as a cautionary tale.
Read Sam Amick’s full story about James Harden: https://theathletic.com/3124556/2022/02/11/nets-sixers-trade-the-cautionary-tale-of-james-harden-getting-what-the-beard-wants-nicks-and-all/?source=theleadpodcast
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0:45.0 | The NBA Trade Deadline is in the rearview mirror, but the impact of one blockbuster trade is still sending waves throughout the league. |
1:00.0 | The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are finalized to get trades for Ben Simmons, Set Curry and Draftpix. |
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1:21.0 | I kill Hard for the way he left. I can't kill him for one now. I kill him for the sulking and the four point game and all that quitting on the team. |
1:30.0 | Today, the athletic Sam Amick takes us behind the scenes of that Ben Simmons James Harden blockbuster. |
1:37.0 | Tells us just how powerful James Harden has become in getting what he wants and why the entire saga could be seen as a cautionary tale. |
1:46.0 | Plus, what to expect if a lot of basketball fans get their wish of a sixers net showdown in the playoffs. |
1:53.0 | From wandering in the athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. It's Tuesday, February 15th and this is The Lead. |
2:01.0 | So Sam, the NBA trade deadline is behind us. The All Star break is just ahead. |
2:07.0 | As a reporter, have you gotten a minute to take a breath here over the last few days with the deadline passes or does it feel like you're, you know, spreading full speed? |
2:15.0 | No, you get a breather after the deadline and honestly it's rejuvenating because especially in these still these COVID times where the media access is not what it used to be. |
2:26.0 | So by the two thirds point, if you will, around the trade deadline and the All Star break, you're almost running out of storylines and the trade deadline always provides that, you know, it's not always in fireworks forum. |
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