The NBA is launching an investigation into whether or not the 76ers tampered this summer en route to signing their free agent class of James Harden, P.J. Tucker and Danuel House, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The league is planning to review the circumstances surrounding Harden declining his $47 million player option to sign a two-year, $68.6 million contract that includes a player option for the second year of the deal. Harden’s decision to decline his existing $47 million player option gave the 76ers more flexibility to sign Tucker and House.