James Harden and Houston Rockets – The End. The tedious saga of recent months in the NBA comes to an end with one of the greatest deals ever seen in the best basketball league in the world. According to ESPN senior correspondent Adrian Wozniacki, Harden was sent tonight (Wednesday) in a huge trade to Brooklyn, where he will team up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, with the goal of winning his first championship of his career.
Brooklyn had to give up almost all of its assets in order to land the bearded man. More precisely, she gave up three first-round picks, four more picks that could be replaced, Jarrett Allen, Chris Lebert, Torian Prince and Rodion Corrox. Cleveland and Indiana also joined the trade between Houston and Brooklyn. here are the details:
Brooklyn: James Harden, second round pick.
Houston: Victor Oladipo, Dante Axam, Rodion Corox, 4 first-round draft picks (one from Cleveland) and 4 substitutions.
Indiana: Charis Lebert, second round pick.
Cleveland: Jarrett Allen, Torian Prince.
Summary of blockbuster trade:
Nets land: James Harden, 2nd round pick
Rockets land: Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, and 4 1st round picks and 4 pick swaps (all from Nets)
Pacers land: Caris LeVert, 2nd round pick
Cavs country: Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince pic.twitter.com/SNft0yyeOe
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Just 24 hours ago Harden took part in a 117: 100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, which was in fact also his last game in Houston after more than eight years at the club. After the loss the 31-year-old star expressed all that was on his mind an extraordinary press conference, in which he said: “We are not good enough, I did everything I could and I do not think the situation is fixable.”