By Evan Bleier Approximately 18 months after forcing his way out of Houston by eating his way out of town and quitting on his teammates to join the Brooklyn Nets, James Harden appears to be turning over a new leaf as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Crazy as it sounds, it is Harden, not his former Brooklyn teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who looks like a team player after taking a $14.5 million pay cut to return to the 76ers on a two-year contract that includes a player option for the second season. Harden had a $47.4 million option for this coming season that he declined last mont…