James Harden is one of the most talented players in NBA history.
The 2018 MVP is no longer in his prime, but he is still coming off a season in which he averaged 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three-point range in 72 games for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Recently, Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan spoke about Harden’s tenure with the Houston Rockets (by the Club 520 podcast).
DeRozan: “James’ run was so not video game-worthy. It was Space Jam… That run he did was so unbelievable. It looked like he wasn’t trying at all… That run James did was the most unbelievable run I’ve ever seen.”
Harden spent parts of nine seasons with the Rockets.
During that span, he averaged 29.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from three-point range in 621 games.
He led them to the NBA playoffs in all eight seasons and they reached the Western Conference Finals twice.
In addition to his time with the Rockets and Clippers, the 10-time NBA All-Star also played for the Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers.
His career averages are 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three-point range in 1,072 regular season games.
He appeared in 166 NBA playoff games.
