ESPN also reports that Harden and his manager are looking for an agent at the moment to maneuver through his situation. Whether that means helping facilitate a trade, just as he did with the Houston Rockets when he was sent to Brooklyn, or with upcoming free agency is unknown.

Prior to the team's game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Nets made it known that Harden wouldn't be playing for the second straight game with left hamstring tightness.

Because Harden is set to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year, many have speculated that Marks would be willing to trade him. There was also a report by The Athletic that the Nets were willing to listen to the 76ers on a trade offer.

But SNY's Ian Begley said Nets players were getting ticked off with these trade rumors, and if Nash's words ring true, we know why.

"I've talked to James. He wants to be here," Nash said, confirming an earlier report by Wojnarowski that said Harden has made it known he wants to remain in Brooklyn.

The NBA trade deadline is this Thursday, and things will certainly begin heating up around the league. But the Nets are committed to their Big Three.

Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant haven't been able to be on the same court at the same time much throughout their tenure with the Nets due to injuries and other factors -- Irving is still a part-time participant only allowed to play on the road because of his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But Brooklyn hopes the return of Durant, which could come toward the end of February, will change their current slump.

Brooklyn is currently in the midst of a season-high eight-game losing streak that has dropped them to the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.

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