Who won James Harden trade?

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[{"selector":"#anim-bea985ea-95a9-4a98-8a34-bc25fc9a84d1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Now, with Harden, the Clippers have added a guy who averaged 21 points, 6.1 rebounds and a league-best 10.7 assists with the 76ers last season to a Clippers team that reached the 2021 conference finals.

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[{"selector":"#anim-a5f03349-943a-4cfc-859c-d81d9beb301f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Bucher : C+. My guess is Sixers president Daryl Morey would've liked to wait, but ownership wasn't going to let him compromise another season with reigning MVP Joel Embiid making noises about leaving.

[{"selector":"#anim-ec20dcea-1f1b-4af0-9ace-bce0d62c3867 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Weitzman : I'm going to say a B+, but it's really an incomplete. There were no other deals on the table here, so the options were limited; it's not like the Sixers were fielding countless offers for Harden.

[{"selector":"#anim-255b21e4-0ccd-4f08-a878-c2eb4f543a06 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Rohlin : B+. This is a win for the 76ers. Simply put, they got rid of Harden, who cast a giant shadow on the team ever since he demanded a trade, bad-mouthed Daryl Morey and then was sometimes a no-show.

[{"selector":"#anim-7c3c35bb-6fbc-4ec5-8dc5-b73fa324d5b1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Bucher : Harden, without question. He not only gets to his stated choice of teams, but he does so without weeks of being in limbo, which appeared to be a possibility.