He was forced to change his style because he was the face why the rule has changed last off season and this is not the first time that the NBA was forced to change a rule because there is a player who is smart enough to override the said rule. Now, he's having a hard time because he's playing that since he emerged in NBA but hopefully he can overcome that and adopt a new style that will help him acquire a ring.

Lacob criticizes 'unfair' luxury tax that penalizes Warriors

I understand what Lacob is trying to point out.
Their three guys Steph, Klay, and Draymond where not really superstars to begin with. All of them did massive work to obtain wherever they are right now.
I guess we could say the system is not perfect and perhaps the NBA should also look into this.
Same case with Dirk Nowitzki who was built by the Mavs until he became a champion thru hard work.
But if the NBA change some rule about the luxury tax it may became another flaw and other teams will take advantage of it.

He is one of the guards that was hit hard by the rule change regarding the fouls. Others were Trae and Steph.
He cannot do that hook style anymore for the defender to commit a foul and then other kinds of stuff which are mostly outside shots after a bump.
Yes, he had a hard time adjusting but I do believe he is not yet at the age to be out of his prime, the speed may not be the same but he had the experience to patch it up.
Doc Rivers will make him a playmaker and Maxie will be the runner if they need a fastbreak but most of their offense will surely come from Embiid and who will be best to make the assist, Harden it is.

The Suns was dumb enough for considering to let go of Ayton after helping them last season, I bet they won't go that far and have a without him because as far as I can tell, the farthest game that they can go was just against the Mavericks but will end up losing in that 2nd round. The Suns was also dumber because they wasted more millions of money, they could've saved more money if they had offered him much earlier but they haven't, now their hands was tied and forced to match the offer of Pacer.

Meanwhile in Philadelphia, seems that James Harden is really inclined to have his first ring this coming season because he's really trying to bring all the assets that the team needs to enhance their chances this time.

Harden definitely still could play amazingly. Just because he hasn't been at his peak for a while, doesn't mean he is going down and playing badly. This dude played with 21 ppg, 10+ assists and 7 rebounds per game for the sixers. I mean think about it, that's what we are going to see this year as well, maybe he will score a bit more, but that's the thing he is good at.

If you are looking for a person who could score like that and still have 10+ assist numbers that's going to be quite difficult. At the end of the day he is still an easy all-star level player, not even barely. Just let him run free and he will dominate along with Embiid, that duo will be much better than him with any other duo he was part of.

Another rumor, Lakers re-engage with the Pacers, trying to get Hield?

Probably this is a back up plan for them, if they are not going to get Kyrie, at least a good back up point guard?

It could be THT/Nunn or maybe future pick (maybe too much to include this one) for Hield or

Hield/Turner for Westbrook.

What do you think?

In fairness to James Harden, even though already considered out of his prime, he is still consistent in getting good numbers. Since departing from the Houston Rockets, he has a good average and stats playing at the Brooklyn Nets and some few games in the Philadelphia Sixers, especially in the playoffs.

It means chemistry is not a problem with James Harden and he easily adapts to the Sixers system even though there's already a main scorer there.

It also shows that Harden is a good pair and better duo with a player on another position and not the same type as his unlike on his previous teams where he shared roles with other main scorers in the PG and SG position making it a bit of hard execution in making good plays.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34273332/sources-james-harden-philadelphia-76ers-agree-two-year-686-million-deal

It's official Harden inked for another 2 years restructuring his contract.  He has made his dough and people saying he is sacrificing for the team, didn't he only have 1 year left anyway so now he locks in for 2 more years with the sixers.  I get it he lowered his per year but avoids dealing with free agency and still banking 66 mil over 2 years.  All the while staying in his preferred city.

According to the article, he has a player option in his 2nd year, which was on the 2023-24 season.

What's the possible thing that can happen for him after his 1st year in the Sixers?

- if the Sixers are still a failed team next season, Harden might use his option to become a free agent again and finds another team
- if the Sixers finished decently next season, maybe ECF or NBA Finals, he might stay on the team