From the article:
But Fox sees hope as he scans the top of the West standings, and a common trait: patience. It took the Thunder five years to make this leap after acquiring Gilgeous-Alexander in 2019. It took the Timberwolves four years after drafting Edwards (and nine years after drafting...
Cue "The Sky Is Falling" overreactions.
Moves will be needed next year for sure, but no one can say that moves were available this year as it takes two to tango.
Missing Monk can't be discounted.
The Pels had our number and up to a certain point the players who didn't show up have to take...
I think your last statement sums it up perfectly. We don't know what's happening in practice and the talent is respected...but NBA cred has to be earned in the NBA. The team success still remains the greater priority. We will see what happens later on in the season.
According to a reddit post I saw, it seems the deal is:
Morris, Batum, Covington, KJ Martin, 2 FRP, 2 SRP, one pick swap.
For Harden + PJ Tucker + Petrusev