James Harden
While the cliche may say that defense wins championships, there’s something to be said for a player who can put the ball in the basket. On the offensive side, few are better than James Harden.
After hitting the hardwood at Arizona State, the guard entered the 2009 NBA Draft and joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as the third overall pick. Playing alongside Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Harden quickly proved a legitimate contributor at the professional level. After a 2012 trade, though, he stepped even further into the limelight.
With the Rockets, Harden emerged as an explosive scorer capable of putting the team on his back. While an MVP crown and scoring titles followed, things didn’t end happily in Texas. Houston never made it over the hump, and in 2021, the bearded guard joined the Brooklyn Nets via trade.
Although Harden’s first season in New York ended in postseason disappointment, there’s no doubting his individual skill. No player averages 25 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game across 12+ professional seasons by accident.
- Current team: Brooklyn Nets
- Former teams: Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets
- Position: Guard
- Drafted: No. 3 overall in 2009 by the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shooting hand: Left
- Nicknames: The Beard
Read the latest about James Harden’s playing career and history:
Without coming right out and saying it, Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers wondered how three Brooklyn Nets stars can share one basketball once James Harden arrives.
James Harden finally forced his way out of Houston to join the Brooklyn Nets, but it will cost him a cool $13 million in taxes.
James Harden has finally gotten his wish of being traded as the Rockets dealt him to the Nets, which breaks a promise he once made to a fan.
Houston Rockets guard James Harden drags former Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy in the news for all the wrong reasons.
James Harden is interested in joining the Philadelphia 76ers, and Shake Milton may be the trade piece who can make it happen.
While Giannis Antetokounmpo’s contract extension may be bad news for most of the NBA, it may have given James Harden exactly what he needed.
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It’s no secret that James Harden no longer wants to play for the Houston Rockets. And after recently trading Russell Westbrook, new general manager Rafael Stone may have to unload another disgruntled star sooner than later. With Harden clearly looking for a way out of Houston, the eight-time NBA All-Star recently added two more teams […]
James Harden clearly wants out of Houston, and he recently told the Rockets he’d be open to a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Houston Rockets and star player James Harden are in a toxic relationship with the NBA season about to start.
