Should have traded Aldridge for harden

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  1. MickZagger

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    I would still trade Aldridge for Harden. Easily. Harden continues to get better. If he had a decent #2 option on that team the Rockets would be in the top 4 in the West. Just 22 years old, crazy.
     
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    I'll admit that before this season I was saying I wouldn't trade Aldridge for Harden. I was wrong.
     
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    Maybe Niel Oshley was as well?
     
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    I still think I would.
     
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    My deal was LMA and scraps for Harden and Ibaka. Obviously laughable now.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think OKC would have taken that deal though.
     
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    I wish! Harden and LMA might be a push now and Ibaka is not too far behind. Almost made All-Star game this year. Didn't OKC deal Harden because he wouldn't accept even 3/4 Max? He had to have Max. I know LMA is not on Max deal but he is paid pretty well, they seem cap conscious after signing both Durant and Westbrook.
     
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    Yeah but Harden wasn't necessary with Westbrook and Durant. Aldridge would fill a position of need, and he'd be a hell of a lot more valuable than Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb. I think they mostly wanted that lotto pick they got. Still, adding Aldridge to Durant and Westbrook makes them the favorite I think.
     
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    I wanted our team to trade for Harden before he was ultimately moved to the Rockets. The guy gets the most FTA in the NBA. He knows how to drive to the hoop. He can shoot the ball from 3 pt land at a good percentage. And he can handle the ball pretty well for a SG. So, yes, I would still trade LA for Harden!
     
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    Definitely would trade Aldridge for Harden. PG and PF are the easiest positions to fill in the league right now. I love Aldridge and think he is a top 5 PF, but Harden is a top 3 SG, where it gets pretty thin after the top 5 SG's in the league.....
     
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    LMA has yet to reach his ceiling IMO
     
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    So, in your opinion, what is his ceiling?
     
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    Wow, posted that before his game winners!
     
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    One game winner. The other tied the game.
     
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    Clutch three-making, game-winning turnaround shooting all-star? Oh, guess he's already there.
     
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    In hindsight, the player revolt ended up helping our team. It ended Nate's reign. We now have a Coach with an offensive philosophy keeping us close in games. Now, it's time to work on the sieve known as our defense!
     
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  18. MickZagger

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    Harden just abused his former team tonight. To the tune of 46, 8 and 6 in a come from behind victory.

    And I was labeled as a creep for insinuating that we should trade Aldridge for him.
     
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    Never trade All Star big for a small.
     
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    That is true if the trade is an even wash. Not so sure that is the case anymore. Harden turning into Super-Star and LMA is just an All-Star.

    It is actually harder to get a star SG then a star PF now-a-days which is crazy.
     
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