If they don't trade Harris and they do come to terms on a new contract with Harden, it's very likely that the Sixers will only be able to use the taxpayer mid-level exception, or less, to add to the roster.
Perhaps Harden will never be a fixture on a title-winning team. But, relative to the other options as of late June, he gives the Sixers the best chance of accomplishing the goal.
Saturday night will be a special one at Penn Medicine Court at The Center as their former head coach Brett Brown will be back in the building for the first time since being dismissed as the teams head coach after the 2019-2000 season.