James Harden is set to his free agency at the end of the NBA season with reports linking him with a sensational return to the Houston Rockets, and a conversation between Harden and Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta hints he's already made up his mind.
Harden left the Rockets in 2021 after nine years with the team where he become a franchise legend. He joined the Brooklyn Nets alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in what looked to be a 'super team', but they lasted just a few months with Harden being traded again, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers. Both Irving and Durant have also departed Brooklyn in recent weeks.
Since joining the Sixers, Harden has found his Rockets form once again, playing at an elite level alongside Joel Embiid for Philadelphia as they look to be legitimate contenders in the eastern conference.
