When this great event was completed, the rocket took off. When Harden was still in the Thunder, he and Westbrook kevin durant formed the Thunder Big Three. Under their leadership, Thunder also successfully entered the finals. At that time, they lost to the more mature Heat Big Three, but the league still saw the potential of Thunder Big Three.
That year's contract just expired. When talking about the contract with Thunder, he asked to add another 6 million dollars to the contract, but Thunder disagreed and finally chose to trade him to the Rockets. Harden of the Rockets performed quite well, growing from a substitute player who averaged more than 10 points per game to a core player who averaged more than 20 points per game. Harden of the Rockets made considerable progress every season.
In recent seasons, Kazakhstan has scored more than 30 points on the court, and is the first shooting guard who falls into the league. Under Harden's leadership, the Rockets have reached the playoffs many times. Before Harden, the Rockets had not made the playoffs for three consecutive years! The Thunder deal also created a top superstar for the Rockets.
In addition to Harden, the Thunder also traded Westbrook, the core of the team, to the Rockets. Westbrook averaged triple-doubles for three consecutive seasons before the trade, but unexpectedly, because Shao Wei and paul george didn't lead the team further, Thunder also chose to rebuild. They traded Shao Wei to the Rockets, and Paul and Alexander of the Clippers came through a tripartite deal.