Keith Pompey, the veteran 76ers beat writer, reports Monday that the possibility of a tampering investigation could factor into trade talks between that Sixers and Nets, that some in the league fear that Michael Rubin, a Sixers minority owner with deep financial ties to the league, has been trying to force a sign-and-trade in the summer.
Pompey writes...
[James] Harden has close relationships with Morey, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin, and Sixers CEO Tad Brown. That’s where the tampering concerns arisen. A source said NBA teams fear that Rubin is putting things in place for a forced sign-and-trade through back channels.