What chips did the Rockets get for Harden eight years ago? Two stars and three signatures can be called robbery. 1 1- 12 season is a year for Harden to make a name for himself. At that time, he was the backup point guard of the Thunder team. In the regular season, he handed over gorgeous average data of 16.8 points, 4. 1 rebounds and 3.7 assists, which showed his great strength. That year, he was elected the best sixth man. With his help, Thunder also achieved the best record in team history. Harden+Shao Wei+Durant led the team to beat Jazz, Clippers and Spurs in the playoffs and enter the finals.
In the end, Thunder 1-4 lost to the Heat and missed the championship. Durant and Shao Wei are the core of team building, and Harden and Ibaka also faced the problem of renewing their contracts that summer. Thunder signed Ibaka first, and then began negotiations with Harden. Thunder offered Harden a four-year contract worth $52 million, but Harden's target contract was $60 million for four years. In the end, the two sides were deadlocked. Before the negotiations continued, Thunder made a move to trade Harden.
Thunder reached an agreement with the Rockets, when they sent Harden, Howard, Aldridge and Cook, and got Kevin Martin, Lamb, two future first-round signatures and one future second-round signature from the Rockets. The main body of that transaction was Harden and Martin, which was equivalent to Martin +2 signing the first round+1 signing for young Harden. At that time, this chip can be said to be full of sincerity, but after watching Harden's performance, this transaction can be said to be robbery. In the first year of joining the Rockets, Harden handed over gorgeous data of 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and jumped from an excellent sixth man to the top point guard in the league.
Since then, he has made continuous progress and become the first point guard in the league after Wade and Kobe, and has ruled this position for many years. In the eight seasons of the Rockets, Harden led the team into the playoffs every year. Not only that, Harden also won an MVP, three scoring champions and six best honors in the regular season, which is definitely beyond history and led the Rockets to the best record in team history. The only regret is that I didn't lead the team to win the championship. When the Rockets got Harden in the perfect trade, the relationship between the two sides is tense now. Maybe the Rockets will send Harden away with another contract. No matter for young superstars like Simmons and Owen, or for many first-round signings, everything is hard to predict.