Rockets’ James Harden traded to Brooklyn Nets in blockbuster National Basketball Association deal
- by Florence Jennings
- in Sport
- — Jan 16, 2021
The main player coming back to the Rockets is former Pacers guard Victor Oladipo.
He did not answer any further questions but looked as close as possible to a trade request while respecting the boundaries set by the Collective Bargaining Agreement for any player publicly demanding to be dealt, as pointed out by Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas did not enjoy LeBron James' disrespectful act during Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Just the approach the training camp, showing up the way he did, the antics off the court. He also was fined $50,000 earlier this season for conduct detrimental to the league related to him not following the health and safety protocols put into place by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association for navigating a season during the pandemic.
Harden thrived in D'Antoni's freewheeling system.
Harden led the National Basketball Association in scoring in 2019-20, averaging 34.3 points per game while shooting 44.4% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point range. He is averaging 24.8 points per game, his worst in a Houstons jersey.
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Harden grew disgruntled in Houston after last season, and the 2018 MVP made it clear he wanted out.
The Houston Rockets will be an interesting team to follow as the season continues.
Houston traded Russell Westbrook for Wall shortly before the start of the season.
Stone is getting early high marks from the experts, especially with the draft pick haul he got in Wednesday's trade.
Cousins, who signed with the Rockets as a free agent this past November after not playing during the 2019-20 season, was asked if he felt betrayed as Harden's teammate. Houston sits at 3-6 near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. After scoring 44, 34, and 33 in his first three games, Harden has scored 21 points or fewer in each of his previous five games and is only averaging 17.4 points in those games.
