Harden traded to Rockets!!!

[Chef]

harden, cole aldrich and filler for kevin martin, jeremy lamb and "significant draft considerations"

okc wins.

edit picks: dallas and toronto 2013 picks as well as Charlotte 2013 2nd

[Twan's Kin]

Which backcourt would you rather have-- Jeremy Lin and James Harden
or
Deron Williams and Joe Johnson

??

[Chef]

Which backcourt would you rather have-- Jeremy Lin and James Harden
or
Deron Williams and Joe Johnson

??

lin and harden all day. assuming money counts.

[SWedd523]

Hell no. Deron is an elite PG and a top 10 NBA player and Lin is nowhere near that caliber. Right now, Joe and Harden are a wash.

[Toocool]

Wow Rockets just shot themselves in the foot.

[Plowright]

Is it weird that I like this deal for Houston? They get their go to guy, plus Cole Aldrich who has had a really good pre season and some bench guys who will do a job. Only thing is if Harden doesnt sign an extensions with Houston then they gave up Martin, Lamb and their picks for nothing

[Chef]

Hell no. Deron is an elite PG and a top 10 NBA player and Lin is nowhere near that caliber. Right now, Joe and Harden are a wash.

i am not sure deron is top 10 anymore. in fact i am not sure he is a top 5 pg anymore. he has played like ass the last 2 1/2 years. yes his team sucks but he has sucked pretty bad too. i think my top 5 pg's might be paul, rose, westbrook, rondo, irving or nash.

[SWedd523]

i am not sure deron is top 10 anymore. in fact i am not sure he is a top 5 pg anymore. he has played like ass the last 2 1/2 years. yes his team sucks but he has sucked pretty bad too. i think my top 5 pg's might be paul, rose, westbrook, rondo, irving or nash.

Hate to do this, but LOL


Deron is the only player in the entire league to average 20/10/4/1 combined over the past two years. Not Paul, Westbrook, Rondo, Nash, or Kyrie. Deron averaged 8.7 assists last year passing the ball to Kris Humphries and... Shelden Williams. That's incredible.

He is very clearly a top 2-3 PG in the league and without a doubt a top 10 overall player


He's one of only 6 players in NBA history to average 18/9/3/1. That puts him with Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Oscar Robertson, Kevin Johhnson, and Chris Paul.

Not to mention that he's one of only 3 players in NBA history to average over 19/9 for his career in the playoffs. Those three? Deron, Paul, and Magic.

So if by "sucked pretty bad too" you mean "the most productive PG in the league" then I agree

[SJackson1]

Wow!, great trade for the Rockets. i think they will be a real threat in the West now

[superb1]

This is jaw dropping

sent from the pseudo GM offices of the Charlotte Bobcats.