James Harden wants to make 76ers uncomfortable, Austin Reaves on Denver | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes discuss reports that James Harden has arrived at Philadelphia 76ers camp. Plus, hear what they have to say about Los Angeles Lakers Austin Reaves' comments on their rematch with Denver.
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[@kyle4199]

Brussard you need you’re own show as the main host hope u get it soon respecting you’re sports opinions since the plain dealer and the Akron paper

[@TheNiggaReview]

So James Harden wants to pout and play poorly on purpose to force a team to trade him again?? So shocking

[@MEANDMYDAD2023]

No team will put up with his immature tactics at his age, not anymore. They'll take one look at it from afar and decide he's not worth the trouble. A contender shouldn't pick him up in trades.

[@wicklyfe8316]

When did harden become a on the court cancer?

[@velvet373]

​@wicklyfe8316 when the Rockets lost to the Warriors in 2017

[@cookiemonster64]

I love it

[@yuhhtempo]

@@velvet373lmao so before he won his MVP & took the KD Warriors 7 Games Right?💀 be real with yourself

[@coachmarv7631]

"To be fair, he may not have ordered that" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@immanuel3694]

“I had a take” “Alright check in with The Odd Couple” Wildes is a savage lmao 😂 😂

[@I34VVI3U5]

Made even funnier by Nick's reaction 😀

[@AnthonyCollierMusic]

😂😂😂😂😂 I love this show!

[@1n0nlee]

That was lowkey disrespectful lmao Wildes been feelin himself lately

[@elliottsmith7530]

lmao i was criiiine (rob parker is meh to me so it made it funnier)! best vibes in sportscasting

[@magzieforfunj187]

Like the time Wildes told Nick to save it for the podcast

[@FatherManus]

Whoever trades for Harden and expects him to make their team a contender is a glutton for punishment.

[@bobbyverdin7915]

Maybe they should bring in Kyrie and Kawhi too 😂

[@lg3385]

Perfect for the Clippers😂

[@robinshaul4069]

Miami said he'll no,we trying to win a championship

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

What James is really doing is making his future contracts comfortably uncomfortable.

[@Demrks]

Future that man is at the end of his career

[@curtisbrown4449]

A team would be crazy to give James Harden anything other than a 1yr contract

[@alexgreer7746]

@@curtisbrown4449 I would say yes but contracts are so specific now in their details. I don’t see a problem with multi year deals that are performance and attendance based with team/player options at the end to create flexibility on either side.

[@curtisbrown4449]

@@alexgreer7746 I wouldn't want James Harden at all. But he would make a descent back up guard coming off the bench. 1yr a few million.

[@alexgreer7746]

@@curtisbrown4449 fair but a two year with an option would at least allow them to trade him after a season to clear cap or get a future draft pick if they decide it’s not working. Otherwise he would just walk.

[@juansanchez209]

I’m all for player empowerment and I will almost always side with players over the owners, but this and the Ben Simmons fiasco are PERFECT examples of what happens when NBA players abuse the fact that it’s a “player’s league”. Some of these guys become total babies the second they are slightly inconvenienced

[@StraightBleach]

And the teams should get to do what they want?

[@OMG-si3wn]

but u have no problem with a team getting rid of a player that was loyal to them for 10 years cuz that player isnt good anymore.............

[@yuhhtempo]

what both of y’all just said is totally irrelevant to this man’s point though…what Ben Simmons & Harden did is unacceptable. I wish the best for both because I like both

[@Zero-ge4vb]

​@@OMG-si3wnThey aren't mutually exclusive, both instances are unacceptable.

[@cfl4286]

Player empowerment has been bad for the league.

[@chrisclark2747]

"You're approach when you first got to the show, Wildes...." Hilarious, especially for those who remember how bad Wildes was at the beginning.

[@russellchung3119]

This is getting ridiculous 🤦

[@robinshaul4069]

🤢🤢🤢

[@GoldynChyld238]

Remember when Nick said Jamal Murray isn't a difference maker for a championship team? or that the Nuggets would lose in the first round? or Joker was the worst MVP ever?(I wonder what that makes of the guy with a top 75 teammate that got swept by him and the non-difference maker)......and remember that Philly was supposed to go to the Finals??

[@Ckproduction03]

The name of the game is hot takes man. Just let it be they intentionally do this so people like you comment lol

[@kangaroocourt9507]

Bro the championship was months ago lol. You still sitting at home thinking about Lebron?

[@foundationsyth9825]

He just gave a bad take. Don't take it personal. I swore that Lakers would win after going down 0-1 to the nuggets and I was wrong. We get invested with our picks and start acting biased, nick is no different

[@hoopbreaks5141]

@@kangaroocourt9507you realize the whole discussion is about lakers & nuggets?

[@notimportant3686]

@@foundationsyth9825 no... it wasn't a bad take... it was full of venom and bias... he was literally saying "the worst mvp" when he was having absolutely HISTORIC seasons... this is not a matter of opinion, this is real actual factual slander... i don't mind people being wrong, i mind people lying in order to prolong their other agenda

[@Dr.Megladon]

Anything Nick Wright say about LeBron or the Lakers should be not taken with any ounce of credibility. His agent is with Clutch sports.

[@CapnKrunk123]

Literally everyone knows that

[@WindowLicker_-9]

​@@CapnKrunk123and people still think he's unbiased. So obviously not enough of people know

[@thefilmeffect6089]

@@WindowLicker_-9People know he is biased. He has made it his shtick at this point. That’s the entire point of these shows. They are giving THEIR opinions and Nick’s favorite player is LeBron. All opinions are biased my dude.

[@eomyenom1]

I didn’t know that but it makes sense. Leaving now

[@Dr.Megladon]

@Max-Verstappen33 His three year slander of Jokic is what made lose all respect for me.

[@lukelowry3181]

this is the best time of the year for sports media. basketball coming up and all the drama that unfolds during that time. Baseball is just starting playoffs. Football season just started. they never talk about hockey but hockey is about to start real soon. for the sports fanatics and purists who just love the game and love watching these shows, it truly is the best time to be alive

[@thetarheel2010j]

Wildes and Nick said no at the same time 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kingangel3252]

Time stamp? Edit it in ya comment

[@liamcephus9687]

Brou - You think you could win some championships with *that?? *KD and Kyrie Wildes and Wright in perfect unison - NO 😌

[@mamatheregoesthatwoman]

This show is soooooo enjoyable to watch.

[@dyamadaguchi]

Dear NBA, let this bum go

[@Goats_]

I'd rather have a reliable bench player than an irratic diva all star

[@shanepeters6174]

If James harden wants to make things uncomfortable then just show the tape of all his playoff games😂😂

[@popularfraziers9749]

LOVE THIS SHOW

[@riley.holmes]

where can i see the full episodes of this show in Australia, anyone know?

[@wildesburneraccount]

Great show as always Wildes!

[@cameronbolden5064]

Harden about to go for that triple step back 30pt triple double

[@njm543]

Harden led the league in assist last season

[@yuhhtempo]

yeah true, I’m not gonna lie like everyone else & say nobody wants him but no team (contender at least) wants what he’s doing. It’s a distraction, and more importantly his playoffs “situation” (idek what to refer to it as) is well documented

[@notbeforemay5th]

2:44 LMAO the SYNC

[@MarvyG_23]

🤣

[@iamMelik]

Wright saying that murray would never have a series like that again is odd. He had a jazz series in the 2020 playoffs (the last time he saw the postseason) and had produced 31.6, 5.6, 6.3 on 55%, 53, 92 and he sustained that through 7 games and not a 4 game sweep. Its a bit of a laugh to think that murray cant do that when 2 out of 3 years he's seen the postseason he's had a similar output?

[@thesalesman1425]

James Harden is the proof of the NBA soft rules and love for stats padders

[@johnmclain9497]

Nick wright with the mega death reference

[@Truthorfib]

Why is Harden considered a future HOF while Jimmy Butler isn't?

[@jarvismerrick8091]

Man Nick so right

[@Anthonycheesman33]

He’s forced his way out of more teams then Charles Barkley lol .

[@reaganwitten2272]

We got an Amari reference today! Let’s gooooo

[@superdopehiphop]

Playoff Murray in general is AMAZING! There are 7 players EVER to avg 25+ 5+ 5+ in playoffs (minimum 50 playoff games): LeBron MJ Curry West Giannis Jokic Murray Murray averaged 32.5 ppg (I tend to round up to but not for stuff like this), but why not just say 32+ PPG?!?! MJ twice averaged 32+ PPG in 90/93 ECF as did Iceman Gervin in 1982 WCF, Dirk in 2011 WCF, Luka in 2022 WCF. Nick even after FINALLY admitting what everyone objective knew (Jokic was one of the illest EVER of any player before 28 years old even before this run!) still tries to minimize Joker. He wasn’t just “great” in the WCF he (like Playoff Murray) also had ONE OF THE GREATEST CONFERENCE FINALS EVER. Joker 2023 WCF AVERAGED 28 15 12 1.3 spg 1.3 bpg 51/47/78 +10 per game +/- No one ever has come close to doing that 😅

[@MentLeee]

I gotta say, I never saw this coming from James Harden. This is total shock coming out of left field.

[@topfloorslimey]

Kamp gets lit that can be the club doing that😂

[@makedredd299]

You don’t trade Ben Simmons for someone who’s like Ben Simmons.

[@Ace-3.]

God bless everyone and have a good day ❤

[@trashtai]

James Harden is going to realize at his age, and considering he has a history of shrinking in big moments, that the NBA doesn’t need him at this stage if his career especially since he is very immature.

[@chillendw]

I don't think he'll realize until the commissioner steps in and does something against him.

[@robinshaul4069]

Not coming to the heat,that should tell ya something

[@wishbone7147]

James Harden, greatest MVP candidate when the games don’t matter, drop the banner boys!

[@artur583]

I love how every laker fan makes it seem like that series wit the nuggets went 7 games 😅. "Well u kno, they lost Bruce, and we added Gabe Vincent + wood, so I think we can beat them now 🤔"....yall got swept if yall forgot 😂 they ran thru yall lol

[@Supernova-lc2yf]

7:50 Wait what....Jamaal was *33-6-5-3* as a No.2 ??? in THE WCF??? daymmmmm

[@valjohnson7112]

well it was a super high scoring series. the nuggets averaged nearly 120 points per game. but yeah those are some nice numbers for sure.

[@imnotfromhere15]

9:26 Wildes and Nick in synch

[@blablablaa14]

I expect Harden to just be super super selfish during games. Getting stats up but not caring if they win. That still keeps him as a "top" guy but hurts the 76rs

[@lonhia]

Trust the Process.....

[@LLPOF]

Harden = 2 syllables. Loser = 2 syllables. Coincidence? I think not!

[@neo1343]

I really just want the sixers to play hardball on him. Just let him know that he can’t just keep strong arming everyone like that. Someone really needs to check him

[@viktortunic]

An actual good take on this Denver vs Lakers thing - cool. Denver still favourites.

[@MarioCindric]

When they removed those idiotic rules Harden career started falling and his contribution in points decreased in 30-35%. And he was known as scorer, not for playmaking stuffs. He avg. lot of ast. only because ball always was in his hands, biggest ballhog in basketball history. He and Westbrook are fighting for that title.

[@deeharp]

Oh now he wants to show up now that he saw the team got to meet Coach Prime.

[@Polo22546]

Those Harden stats from Nick Wright are insane and perplexing.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

The problem with Harden is that the NBA is a business and nothing is ever personal. But Harden seems to think everything is personal. He acts like my teenager.

[@Davivd2]

Kyle Korver got traded for a fax machine. At this point the 76ers will be lucky to get a used coffee maker for him.

[@SamuelMills-ez4jo]

76ers are just sad. the definition of pretenders this season.

[@BIBZEEBEE]

what team would want him with that atitude?

[@latinaforever4892]

Go Lakers 24/7 😎👏🏼👏🏼

[@SHAFTMOSLEY]

I still haven't heard harden say these things. The media is leading this campaign

[@christiangrant8375]

How many years are we going to talk about Brous nets 😂😂😂

[@boston_jorge]

Harden should just play and when they lose games and he’s at the press conference use the same quote as in Houston “we are not just that good’

[@yuhhtempo]

As long as he is playing his BEST & isn’t sabotaging the team

[@LLPOF]

Fun Fact : Harden is actually the Greek word for loser.

[@linkfloyd4908]

It's also Latin for bearded child

[@robinshaul4069]

Sucks from heat nation

[@keithkozloski5094]

Imagine Embid coming to Cleveland... 👀😏

[@cyberbron2077]

James Harden literally showing franchises why he can't be relied on. Dude has forced his way off of 3 teams now.

[@zmvpainting]

Oh! Like he does with every team he's played on? shocker

[@zType2]

When I think of Harden I think lazy defender and gives up on teams. Thats his career.

[@jarvistezeno2449]

Lets not forget mike malone saying he was the Lakers Daddy @ the parade. Gotta stand on that! Cant be giving Denver cop outs! No one trying to lose on ring night foh!

[@tumofo]

Doesn’t matter but Malone didn’t actually say that. It was Vic Lombardi the local Denver sports caster guy that said it.

[@meaux-kneaux]

If he played his best, it makes him untradable

[@datboitrues]

I’d never put the fool on my squad

[@lecousinmachin]

Wow Nick

[@FortunateKidd]

Lakers have more continuity than the Nuggets? You are killing me Nick

[@myllamaMan]

Guess I’ll have to check into the odd couple to hear brous commentary 😔

[@neesonnaidoo4745]

The fact that he thinks that a team wants to even trade for him after pulling this bs for 3 straight teams is hilarious to me. He's so unserious

[@sleepwork1805]

Harden is hot doodoo butter. Makes u think back to when OKC let him go over a few mill. Doesn't seem like such a bad decision at this point

[@netboxcafe1781]

James Harden to heat

[@BigMan1012-kp9lp]

Never seen role player get this much love and he ain’t even a sixth man lol

[@fjack4358]

"Experience from Team USA"... he was getting cooked out there 🤣🤣

[@youngbeezygaming]

how will the lakers beating the nuggets during the 1st game of the season makes for revenge? they got swept in the playoffs so the only revenge would be sweeping the nuggets in the playoffs and then winning the finals. the laker glazing is wild

[@noeortega7328]

Lakers fans just salty, you can't make this up

[@Cancelthis1541]

If Harden is going to go out of his way and disrupt the whole team and operation to where it's totally destructive, I would sit him on the bench every game and don't let him ever play.

[@crewthief1431]

At this point, why would anyone ever sign this guy? He’s made it clear who he is…

[@curtisbrown4449]

Yal about to watch Austin Reeves go down like Jeremy Lin.

[@SS.Hollywood]

Nick and Wildes no at the same time😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@afterkwiss]

The NBA should ban Harden's name from any HOF discussions. His game may deserve it. His attitude and lack of ethics don't.

[@kup4ever]

If Harden does this, AGAIN, I hope the ship him to purgatory

[@enock83]

What was promised to James in Philly? I wondered why he gave up that big payday last year…did they do some underhanded bait and switch?

[@lexluthor4156]

Huston had went into rebuild(coach, gm, co-star were all gone) during his prime, and Net was a internal politics s**tshow. Can we really blame him for pushing to be traded?

[@ced9938]

I think it's the way he did it

[@nenevz2948]

Lebron needs to worry about whether his walker is greased up and in working order. That should be the Laker’s main concern

[@Yoko-oe3cv]

Nick didn’t explain why the celtics sweep the nets…

[@activatebpm]

At this point, a straight swap of James Harden for Ben Simmons would be fair LOL

[@Grizzle_Uno]

This generation of superstar tantrums makes the game not fun to follow. The way some of these guys cry and demand trades every single season is tasteless and shouldn’t be allowed. That’s why teams like Denver is so refreshing to watch and have as NBA champions, no crying or grouping of super teams just to try and gain overwhelming advantage of talent, just home grown talent and hard work.

[@SimpleSock]

Welcome to the player empowerment era. 😔

[@RD-zx6py]

Brou still can't let go of his Nets team that never was 😂

[@RJ30000]

Nobody want a aging star who doesn’t play defense…..

[@jay12120]

Philly needs to fire Daryl Morey. He shouldn't be promising players things like that. That's gross mismanagement. Fire him, make james happy and philly can be real contenders.

[@woodsglobe2514]

hardens a bum. watching harden squirm like this is so satisfying 😂

[@shak8277]

Hearing Nick try to talk himself into the Lakers beating the Nuggets is hilarious

[@Will-kl3tc]

I wouldnt pay him a max but a wemby harden pick and roll doesnt sound that bad if im the spurs

[@matthewjimenez3556]

The Nuggets are living rent free in the Laker fan base heads. They got swept….

[@RamessesIll]

Adam Silver should come out penalize Harden for his Diva performance and make an example out of him. He’s under contract to play and he has an obligation to deliver.

[@javierarroyo9765]

And Elgin Baylor

[@ACashMoney101]

Idk Nick, maybe Jamal is just a really good player 🤷‍♂️

[@jaguaw89]

Guys forget what James Harden has done in the past. From here on out till the end of his career, it is next to impossible for Harden to get more than one year contracts. James hope you have invested well and saved money. Start figuring out what you want to do in the next stage of your career retirement....

[@Wladislav]

Hope Denver wins that first game, let's stoke the rivalry a bit more in LA.

[@digontozahid]

Nick listing off hardens individual achievements just shows nba regular season accolades are kinda lame and nba's regular season has very low stakes .....

[@RUnited2]

Is there a version of this that it’s just Woj stirring things up…? Because as much as harden likes stirring things up, woj is not far behind with that skill set.