James Harden trade fantasy impact: 76ers Tyrese Maxey wins - ESPN

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday night that the LA Clippers acquired 10-time All-Star guard <a href=«https://www.espn.com/javascript:newWin(» http:>James Harden

in a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The veteran guard finally gets the trade he wanted since June after a very public fallout with Daryl Morey and the 76ers' front office. This is the fourth time Harden has been traded in his career. That's tied for the most by any former MVP in league history.

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Harden and the NBA have managed to steal some of the trade deadline day spotlight from the NFL. All eyes are on Clippers coach Tyronn Lue as he figures out how to seamlessly integrate Harden into his team's scheme. The NBA is like a game of chess, and the pieces have never been more intriguing for the Clippers, who finally have a consistent point guard after struggling at that position during the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era.

Since 2019, Los Angeles' starting point guards have ranked 28th in PPG and last in APG. Harden has averaged 28.4 PPG and 9.1 APG during that time frame. He's averaged at least 10 APG four times in his career which is the third-most among active players. It's possible Harden has his fifth playing with Leonard and George. The managers who selected him at a discount are smiling ear to ear, but so are the managers who drafted a certain 76ers player.

The biggest beneficiary of this trade is <a href=«https://www.espn.com/javascript:newWin(» http:>Tyrese Maxey

. Last season, he averaged a career best 20.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.5 APG, and 1.0 SPG. Maxey hasn't