Teams almost never improve by trading away a star player. But when the Philadelphia 76ers parted ways with disgruntled guard James Harden, they had an upgrade waiting in the wings.
"I texted him telling him I love him and I appreciate him," said Tyrese Maxey, Harden's backcourt understudy during a 2023 playoff run that ended a game short of the conference finals. "I've always been a confident person," he added, "but he made me even more confident than I already was."
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