Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash spoke to the media about James Harden before the Nets took on the Denver Nuggets in Colorado on Sunday.
The Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of a steep decline where they have lost eight games in a row, and are just 2-8 on aggregate in their last ten games.
In the midst of their struggles on the court, there has also been noise going on about the prospect of James Harden's trade (see the February 4 tweet from The Athletic's Shams Charania, below,
Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to pursue Brooklyn's James Harden ahead of NBA trade deadline Thursday – and the Nets are now open to discussing a deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 4, 2022
Details on @TheAthletic: https://t.co/asdsGS0Sht
On Sunday afternoon, the Nets lost to the Denver Nuggets in the Colorado 124–104, and before the game Steve Nash was asked about Harden.
Two clips of Nash speaking about Harden can be seen in the tweets embedded below from SNY's Net video.
"He's continually reiterated that he wants to be here, and we've continually said that we want him here. That's our best chance to win."
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) February 6, 2022
- Steve Nash on James Harden pic.twitter.com/6jdiVymCVp
Reporter: "It sounded like you guys are not trading James Harden."
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) February 6, 2022
Steve Nash: "Yes, that's correct." pic.twitter.com/SJcOfDElYk
Reporter: "It sounded like that, and I don't want to misinterpret you, but you guys aren't trading James Harden?"
Nash: "Yeah, that's right."
The Nets are currently seeded seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 29–24 record.