With his excellent scoring skills, Harden averaged 36.1 points and 6.6 rebounds last season. This season, Harden averaged 34.9 points and 6.4 rebounds. It can be said that Harden has become the top scoring player in NBA history, and Harden's status in the league can now be replaced by many players. Harden came to the Rockets from the Thunder. Harden's outstanding performance made many people mock the Thunder management. After all, it was the Thunder that let Harden go.

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As a former Thunder player, as long as Harden performs superbly, many fans will laugh at the Thunder. Judging from Harden's current performance, it is indeed a stupid decision for the Thunder to trade Harden. However, if these viewers who mocked the Thunder knew what conditions the Rockets used to trade Harden, maybe they would not Taunting the Thunder.

It can be said that the Rockets spent a lot of money to get Harden. According to the news that year, the Thunder paid 4 players (including Harden) in exchange for Martin, Lamb and 3 a future draft pick. These three picks include two first-round picks.

At that time, Martin's performance in the league was at an All-Star level, averaging 17.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. In the season before the trade, Martin averaged 23.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. How could the Thunder not be tempted by the exchange of such a player and three future draft picks? You must know that the Thunder was a mid-level team in the league at the time, and the addition of Martin greatly improved the strength of the Thunder.

In addition to players, first-round picks are also very tempting. For example, Irving wanted to join the Suns, but the Suns did not want to give him a first-round pick. Paul did not join the Lakers because of the first-round pick, which shows how important the first-round pick is.