When he arrived I thought that playing with a talent like Joel was supposed to be the desired outcome. [39], In Game 5 of the Rockets' second round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Harden recorded his first career playoff triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. focus on the end game and that's winning a championship." The Sixers still have to figure . [73] On February 3 against the Chicago Bulls, Harden scored his 10,000th point as a Rocket, passing Yao Ming for sixth place in franchise history. Harden was 14 for 28 from the field and 16 for 20 at the line in his third career game with 50 or more points. [169] Harden also set the record for being the first player in NBA history to post a 30-point triple-double debut performance, while also setting a franchise record for the most assists in a player's first game with the Nets. [111], On January 14, he scored 57 points in a 11294 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Harden said the Thunder could have won a championship if he wasn't traded to the Rockets in 2012. Drafted By. Without Harden, the Rockets won 148142 in double overtime. Charles Barkley, one of the NBA's all-time great stars, who alongside icons like Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing infamously never won a championship, says he simply has to live with that fact and . Happy Easter!! I double-checked just to make sure. [9] He was also named first team All-District by the NABC and the USBWA. [62], On December 31, 2016, Harden recorded yet another triple-double with 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds in a 129122 win over the New York Knicks, becoming the first player in NBA history to finish with a 501515 stat line. It makes you think differently. [238] Harden has also received criticism for not being clutch in key playoff games.[239][240]. Harden has scored a total of 334 points in 318 minutes of play this season, the highest total through the first nine games of a season since Michael Jordan scored 337 in 198889. [11], Harden finished his sophomore campaign with averages of 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. [65] Harden's career-best December run earned him Western Conference Player of the Month honors. throughout his decade-plus career in the NBA despite being a 10-time all-star, six-time all-NBA first team selection, 2018 NBA MVP, three-time scoring champion, named to the leagues 75th anniversary team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA. Your login session has expired. James Harden of the Nets celebrates a three-point basket against the Celtics in Game 5 of the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on June 1. Credit: Steven Ryan By Greg Logan . In 2012, Harden was runner-up for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. [107] By the end of December, Harden had carried the Rockets to a 2115 record with fellow All-Star Chris Paul out with a hamstring injury. Players Name. [53][54] In September 2016, new Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni announced that Harden would take on the point guard role to begin the 201617 season. James Harden. Houston was eliminated from the playoffs in the second round by the Lakers. [199] In Game 7, Harden had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists in the 111115 overtime loss. Chamberlain did so in 10 straight seasons from 1959 to 1969", "Hawks vs. [81], On July 8, 2017, Harden signed a four-year contract extension with the Rockets for approximately $160 million,[82] giving him a total six-year deal with $228 million guaranteedthe richest contract in NBA history. James Harden has always been a great regular season player, even during his 6th Man days with the Oklahoma City Thunder. [145][146], After a disappointing start to the season shooting 28.6% from the field and 15% from the three-point line in the first three games,[147] Harden scored 59 points on 1832 shooting from the field, along with nine assists in a 159158 win against the Washington Wizards on October 30, 2019two points away from his career-high. 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[223][224], Standing at 6 feet 5 inches tall (1.96 m) in shoes and weighing 220 pounds (100kg), Harden plays mostly at the shooting guard position, but he is capable of playing the point guard position. [44] On November 27, he scored 50 points in a 116114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. But there is a school of thought that because of their smaller lineup and the load put on James Harden . [59] He set the franchise record two days later with his sixth triple-double of the season and 15th of his career. JH: Well, he's really good.But in all seriousness, he's as humble as . Harden was invited to ring the bell for the Sixers ahead of their game against the Celtics. He still wasn't returning any calls - friends, family, even his manager and longtime friend Troy Payne. 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[216] On May 8, Harden had 31 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in a 116108 Game 4 win over the Miami Heat. James Harden wants to be traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Harden hasn't made a formal trade request despite sitting out the last . He averaged 31.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. This trio helped the Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in 2012. [227] He has also gained notoriety for his ability to exploit league rules in order to more efficiently draw fouls and get to the free throw line, from which he is a career 85.7% shooter. Harden was a D'Antoni fan and likely . He was named to the Wooden Award preseason watch list. 1 seed for the first time in franchise history, with a franchise-best 6517 record. [181][182] On March 13, Harden logged his ninth triple-double as a Net with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 10095 win against the Detroit Pistons, surpassing Larry Bird on the leagues all-time scoring list. Robin Lundberg: No one knows exactly which teams will benefit from the NBA's extended layoff. [226] ESPN named him the 5th best shooter in the NBA throughout the entire 2010s decade. He was later named as a replacement starter for the All-Star Game, where he recorded eight points, five assists, one rebound and one steal in 23:46 of action. [68][69] His two performances saw him become the fourth player in NBA history with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in consecutive gamesPete Maravich, Michael Jordan and Russell Westbrook are the three others to do it. [+] (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images). [165], During the off-season, general manager Morey and head coach D'Antoni left the Rockets. 7d; 0:19. James Harden teamed up with Accolade Wines to release his first signature wine collection in July. [14] He employed Rob Pelinka as his agent.[15]. Here are the best possible destinations for 3-time scoring champion and former MVP James Harden. The Philadelphia 76ers made the big move, acquiring James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets at the deadline, and there was an immediate report that he had agreed to opt in on his contract, which has a player option for the 2022-23, as part of the deal. name season tm gp champs mpg ppg rpg apg spg bpg tpg fgm fga fg% 3pm 3pa 3p% ftm fta ft% min pts reb ast stl blk tov pf +/-james harden: 2009-10 None. Juwan Howard wasn't the only big man to get a cheapo championship ring with LeBron's Heatles. Posted at 02:28h in espace o diner saint joseph by who has authority over the sheriff in texas. Later that night, Harden scored 45 points in a 108103 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers. You may opt-out by. 7d; 0:18. [60] On December 23, he tied a career high with 17 assists in a 115109 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Hardly hyperbole, there has been no shortage of criticism of James Harden throughout his decade-plus career in the NBA despite being a 10-time all-star, six-time all-NBA first team selection, 2018 NBA MVP, three-time scoring champion, named to the leagues 75th anniversary team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA. James Sr., a previous Navy seaman, was mostly missing from his life . Harden has won two NBA championships, three Western Conference Championships, and is a nine-time NBA All-Star. Harden won his first NBA Championship during the 2017 season with the Rockets. [17] Harden helped the Thunder reach the 2012 NBA Finals, where they were defeated in five games by the Miami Heat. He passed Allen Iverson for No. Harden was a candidate for the 2016 Olympics, but he withdrew from the team. Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California. In his efforts, Hardens first two points of the game give him 21,815 points in his career, moving him past Gary Payton into 33rd overall in the leagues all-time scoring list while his fourth assist of the first quarter was the 5,637th of his career, moving him past Chauncey Billups into 45th place in the NBA's all-time assist leader. James Harden has won 0 rings. [150] On November 11, 2019, he was named the Western Conference's Player of the Week after the Rockets went 30, Harden recording a double-double in each game and averaging 40.7 points, scoring 22 3-pointers on 43.1% shooting; 9.3 assists; 8.0 rebounds; 2.33 steals; and 1.33 blocks. [116] With 30 points against the Denver Nuggets on February 1[117] and 43 points against the Utah Jazz on February 2, Harden set the third-longest streak in NBA history for games with 30-plus points. [105] That same month, he was voted the National Basketball Players Association's MVP for the 201718 season, earning the honor for a second time. [58] On December 14, he recorded 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in just three quarters to lead the Rockets to a 13298 win over the Sacramento Kings. Harden had similar stats during the previous season: 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. [179][180] The following day, Harden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of February. So if this isn't Harden's son, it's pretty weird that someone would draw a child sitting on Harden's lap. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Oh Well, And Here Comes The NFL. A great shooter or any player for that matter knows the importance of getting into a rhythm and that is difficult to achieve when you play with a player like James Harden. [212] He became the first player in NBA history to record 25 plus points and 10 or more assists in his first two games with a new team. Harden joined Gilbert Arenas (200506 and 200607), Kobe Bryant (200506 and 200708) and Jerry Stackhouse (200001) as the only four players in NBA history to record at least 600 free throws made and hit 150 or more 3-pointers in one season. Harden is regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA history.[1][2][3][4][5]. [155] He continued his scoring rampage in the following 130107 win against the Orlando Magic on December 13, 2019, where he got his second 50-point game in a rowthe third time in his career where he has scored back-to-back 50-point games[156]with 54 points on 19-of-31 field goal shooting and 10-of-15 from three, in addition to seven assists, and five rebounds. [162], In the Rockets first game after the suspension of the season due to COVID-19, Harden became the second highest scorer in franchise history after a 49 point, 9 rebound, 8 assist, 3 steal, 3 block, and 1 turnover performance on 70% shooting from the field in a 153149 comeback overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Thanks to his superb all-around skills, Harden has stuffed the stat sheet with some record-breaking performances: From December 13, 2018, through February 21, 2019 . Near-ring experience: Alongside Harden, Westbrook was a member of the Thunder team that lost the 2012 Finals to the Heat. He recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 143138 win by the West over the East. [17] He averaged 25.9 points (fifth-best in the NBA), 4.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 78 games (all starts), becoming just the fifth player in team history to reach 2,000 points in one campaign (2,023 points). Left out of the tournament, they were selected to the 2008 NIT field and defeated Alabama State and Southern Illinois before falling to defending national champion Florida. It was his sixth 40-point playoff game of his career. Tucker and Danuel House. In the final, Pump-N-Run Elite beat Kevin Love's Southern California All-Stars. Paul Millsap. Harden had signed a 1+1 deal with the Sixers in the 2022 offseason which means he can opt out and become a free agent in 2023. Back in 2019, Kobe Bryant had reasoned that the playing style of James Harden was never going to win him any championships. [119] On February 21, in the Rockets' first game after the All-Star break, Harden scored 30 points against the Los Angeles Lakers for his 32nd consecutive game with 30-plus points. A certain Houston Rocket player begs to differ. James Harden's childhood photo with mother Monja. 0. [41] In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Harden had a forgettable finale, with a playoff-record 13 turnovers and 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting. Is it too farfetched to assume Harden will get anywhere close to $30-$40 million for around $120 million? [173][174] On February 22, Harden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, after leading the Nets to four straight wins. In the beginning of the 202021 season, Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade. [17] On February 20, 2013, Harden scored a career-high 46 points in a 122119 win over his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. He scored a season-high 40 points against Phoenix on April 18, 2012, becoming the first NBA player in a reserve role to score 40 points since Dallas guard Rodrigue Beaubois in March 2010. James Harden's Girlfriend, Gail Golden. [24] Harden was named as a reserve for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, marking his first All-Star selection. Harden set career highs for points and three-pointers (with nine) and matched his career best for assists. James Harden does not care about winning, raved Bayless on Fox Sports Undisputed the next day. and the Sixers are Harden's best option to secure the championship ring that has eluded him so far in his career [23], That same day, he became the first-ever NBA player to score 37 or more points while registering a double-digit assist total in his team debut, posting 37 points, a career-high 12 assists, six rebounds, four steals and one block in a 10596 win over the Detroit Pistons. Criticism of his defense intensified in early 2014, when a video titled "James Harden: Defensive Juggernaut" featuring eleven minutes worth of clips of Harden conceding field goals, was circulated on the Internet. The official definition reads: "The correlation between beard panache and step-back threes/free-throw attempts." After crunching some numbers, I've calculated Harden's BER to be a perfect 100. He became the first player to have at least 33 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists in a game since Wilt Chamberlain had 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists for Philadelphia in March 1968. A championship team consists of players who all have roles. Harden surely won't be coming to Houston for the money. What do you enjoy about playing with him? In the game against Houston Hoops, played on the same day, Harden had 33 points. If he is double-teamed then he has to pass the ball up in a situation where a lot of time has already been taken off the shot clock and the player who receives the ball is under tremendous pressure to make the shot in the little time that he gets. [17] He registered the first triple-double of his career on February 2, 2013 against the Charlotte Bobcats, recording 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. [84] Harden joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to have at least 10 assists and shoot better than 75 percent from the field in a 50-point performance. [63] He tied Wilt Chamberlain for the most points in a triple-double in NBA historyChamberlain pulled the feat during the 196768 season, with 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists. Rockets Game Summary March 30, 2019 ESPN", "Harden Notches 50 Points Yet Again As Season Winds Down", "James Harden erupts for 50-point triple-double in Rockets win over Kings", "James Harden Records Incredibly-Rare Feat Only Two Other Legends Have Done", "Rockets vs. Clippers Game Summary April 3, 2019 ESPN", "Suns vs. [157] In this game, Harden became the second player in NBA history to score 10+ 3PM in consecutive games, joining Stephen Curry, who did this in February 2016, and he also passed Paul Pierce for eighth in the all-time career three-pointers made list. Hall of famer Charles Barkley too condemned Harden's style of play recently by saying that if he were on the floor with James Harden he would definitely get frustrated at watching Harden doing his thing while standing in one corner just waiting for the ball that would rarely come to him. Oklahoma City Thunder. [101] In Game 4 against the Warriors, Harden scored a game-high 30 points to help the Rockets even the series at 22 with a 9592 win. Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden is having another great season, but his time in Philly may soon come to an end. He is Risen! The Rockets made 61 percent of their first-half shots to get the second-most points in a first half in NBA history. [130] He also became the ninth player in NBA history to make 2,000 3-pointers in their career. [124] On March 20, he scored 57 points in a 126125 overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, marking his seventh 50-point game of the season. The Bucks won the regular-season series 2-1, and their Big 3 of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and All-Stars Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday averaged 85.3 points against the Nets. Make no mistake about it, James Harden is probably the most gifted offensive player in the game today. The couple were linked together in 2019. [32] In the Rockets' regular season finale on April 15, Harden recorded his fourth triple-double of the season with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 11791 win over the Utah Jazz. We'll start with Kevin Durant. [134][135][136][137] He finished the season with the largest scoring margin (8.1 points per game) over the second-leading scorer since Wilt Chamberlain in 196263. Moreover, Harden is yet to acknowledge their . Questionable Killer Instinct. [47] On March 25, he recorded his third triple-double of the season with 32 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a 112109 win over the Toronto Raptors. [170] On February 2, Harden earned his first Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor, after logging a double-double average with 25.3 points and 11.3 assists over three games. Harden is currently the only active player who has scored 60 points more than once. [29] On December 13, 2014, he recorded his third career triple-double with 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in a 10896 win over the Denver Nuggets. He has also led the league in scoring three times, and is currently ranked sixth all-time in points per game. 2 seed in the Western Conference. [92] The following day, he was ruled out for two weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. [17], Harden was selected by the head coaches as a reserve for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game, which marked his second consecutive All-Star selection. Things get chippy early between James Harden and Dillon Brooks. 7d; 0:30. 12 on the worlds highest-paid athletes in 2022 according to Forbes. [184][185][186] On March 17, Harden posted a season-high 40 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists in a 124115 win over the Indiana Pacers, joining Carter as the only Nets players with a 40-point triple-double. The style that Harden plays with does not help build that chemistry in any way. [75] On February 15, he recorded his 15th triple-double of the season with 38 points 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 117109 loss to the Miami Heat. It does not make matters any better knowing that he has one of the league's worst shooters this season in Russell Westbrook as his teammate.

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