“James Harden is a fraud” - Rob Parker lambasts James Harden for forcing his way out of adversity yet again, cites this as the reason why he isn’t an NBA champion
Stephen A. Smith believes James Harden is under more pressure then ever before: “When he steps out on that court, he don’t need to be grabbing his hammy, he don’t need to be limping”
James Harden says Kyrie Irving’s status made a “minimal” impact on his desire to leave the Nets: “That’s his personal preference, but it definitely did impact the team”, says he and Kyrie are “good friends”
"James Harden couldn’t fit with CP3, then he couldn’t fit with Russ, now he can’t fit with KD and/or Kyrie" - Skip Bayless questions James Harden’s fit with Joel Embiid, believes he can "fit with nobody"
James Harden says Philadelphia 76ers were his first choice when he was leaving Houston: “I just knew for a very long time that this is a perfect fit,” calls Joel Embiid the best big man in NBA
"He in the process of cookin' folks on the reg, and now he has James Harden" - Shannon Sharpe excited by the potential of Joel Embiid and James Harden in the pick and roll
"Harden would roll his eyes when an after-timeout play was designed for Durant" - Reports suggest James Harden had differences with Steve Nash and Kevin Durant regarding tactics
“He was ecstatic about the circumstances that he was walking into” - Sean Marks thrilled to have Ben Simmons on board, says Nets will support him from a mental standpoint
“We could be possibly looking at the next version of Kobe and Shaq” - Kendrick Perkins excited by potential of Harden and Embiid, believes Philadelphia 76ers won trade
“I think Daryl Morey should be thrilled, and he should be doing the WWE flex” - Brian Windhorst praises Daryl Morey for sticking to his guns and managing to get James Harden
“This was an abject failure of Brooklyn’s leadership” - Kevin Wildes criticizes Steve Nash and Sean Marks on their handling of the Brooklyn Nets ‘Big 3’
"KD, Harden, Kyrie - Never got off the ground!" - Nick Wright on how Brooklyn Nets jeopardized long-term future over the trio which won only won 1 playoff series
"I have not talked to James about unhappiness" - Steve Nash on the James Harden trade, and expectations from 'incredibly athletic defender' Ben Simmons
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Los Angeles Clippers
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