Dame and Harden would form one of the best backcourts ever and would be the 2nd best duo in the NBA right now, so yeah...i guess i would do it.
Third year is a player option so any team trading for him needs to understand he will opt out the last year and be an UFA barring major injury. Could be just a one and a half year stint before trading him at the deadline 2022.
Yeah, this is the kind of dipshit that I want to have paired with Dame. Instead of reporting when he was supposed to and going through the testing that he was supposed to, Harden went partying: "However, Harden opted to work out on his own at the University of Houston, and he attended rapper Lil Baby's birthday party in Atlanta over the weekend and then spent a few nights in Las Vegas. Harden did not wear a face mask at the birthday party or in Las Vegas nightclubs, social events that violated the league's COVID-19 protocols."
He'll opt out of a 50 mil deal at age 34? With that kinda mileage? This narrative that he's a flight risk is way overblown.
Lol, i can't believe you guys think Houston would even listen to this deal and wasting time even discussing it as if it is a possibility.
CJ, Collins, GTJ, and a 1st for Harden/Filler works in ESPN Trade Checker. Would Hou even listen to that?
I love that people like NateBishop and others say Trade CJ, Trade CJ, but when someone proposes a a CJ trade for ONE OF THE TOP 5 SHOOTING GUARDS OF ALL TIME, you say it’s not a good fit or he has a bad attitude? Exactly WHO do you want to trade CJ for??? I drove Uber in Portland last year and actually picked him up from a hookah lounge, not a strip club. Then I took him to a hotel that was not the team hotel.
Throw in 2 more firsts and yes. Dame/Harden/Simons Harden/Hood/CJ2 DJJ/Melo/Hood Covington/Melo/Giles Nurk/Kanter Favorites to win it all.
His flopping is what annoys me the most about him; If you took that away, his game would be beautiful to watch. One of the best pure scorers of all time, and still gets others involved. Imaging him on the team instead of CJ...man...would be nice.
When he’s on offense, I’d agree with this. When he’s on D.... that shit would piss me off more than his flops.
I think his defense is underrated. He’s really good in the post, gets a lot of steals and grades out well analytically. Part of that is Houston “hiding” him, but if nothing else, he’s still superior to matador CJ.
at times, yes. I have yet to see compilation videos clowning on CJ’s porous D yet (not saying they don’t exist). Harden CAN play D when he wants. He makes it pretty apparent he doesn’t care that much on the defensive side of things.
To be fair, Nate wants to trade CJ for all the same reasons that he doesn't want Harden. They have a lot of the same issues, but Harden is better (only slightly in the playoffs) and he comes with a lot more issues for the locker room, has a hefty price tag, and would likely leave.
