If it’s not looking like Ballmer is gonna give Harden his big payday, then you can pretty much guarantee Harden is gonna demand a trade. His whole point in going to the Clippers was because he believed they were the team most likely to give him his max.
Hey man, just give him like…30 games to get back to being “prime Harden”
…which means he will probably try to demand a trade by January.
If it’s not looking like Ballmer is gonna give Harden his big payday, then you can pretty much guarantee Harden is gonna demand a trade. His whole point in going to the Clippers was because he believed they were the team most likely to give him his max.