James Harden wants to be traded: Per Woj wants to join the Nets: Turned down 2 yrs 102 million

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[FS4LFE]

Ain’t nobody arguing he better than Hakeem bruh, bottom line is they gon trade him somewhere he wants to go

When was the last time you seen a star of his caliber get traded without input? This isn’t the NFL

He’s under contract for three years. The Rockets don’t have to trade him anywhere. He has no leverage. The only leverage he has is if the Rockets front office wants to tank. Even then that doesn’t mean they’re gonna send him to the Nets.

 

[Apprentice]

When was the last time you seen any star with over two years left on the contract have input and leverage on where he wants to go.

Westbrook was traded to the Rockets with Presti’s word he’d trade him to a team that he wanted, same thing applies to PG

these are business these teams are not looking to ruin relationships with respected players

 

[Apprentice]

He’s under contract for three years. The Rockets don’t have to trade him anywhere. He has no leverage. The only leverage he has is if the Rockets front office wants to tank. Even then that doesn’t mean they’re gonna send him to the Nets.

What you are saying is not reality, they aren’t going to treat Harden like that. He’s one of the teams greatest players, it’s okay we’ll find out who’s correct in a couple of days possibly hours tho

 

[Left.A1]

KG didn’t fukk with the TWolves for years

So..

the franchises are running a business you don’t want to leave a bad impression on future talent

Winning and Money impresses talent not warm and fuzzy hallmark moments

Harden is gonna go where he wants you guys are being naive if you think he doesn’t have leverage

Ask Kyrie how that worked when he "demanded" a list from Cle

Ask Jimmy Butler how that worked when he "demanded" a specific list leaving minnesota


He'll get his reality check just like those two did unfortunately

 

[who_better_than_me]

Nobody trades away a player in their prime for less than favorable packages. Harden is a top 5 player in the league. He’s not getting traded for scraps.

 

[SuavePrince]

The ball movement on the Nets gonna look terrible if this happens

Not necessarily breh these players can make it work if they want it to work..put egos aside and they'll be rolling

 

[Apprentice]

So..


Winning and Money impresses talent not warm and fuzzy hallmark moments


Ask Kyrie how that worked when he "demanded" a list from Cle

Ask Jimmy Butler how that worked when he "demanded" a specific list leaving minnesota


He'll get his reality check just like those two did unfortunately

Kyrie got traded to one of the best teams in the league and the Celtics were on his list

Jimmy got traded midseason and on top that he’s not on the same level as Harden in terms of what he did for the franchise, not even a comparable situation

 

[Apprentice]

Nobody trades away a player in their prime for less than favorable packages. Harden is a top 5 player in the league. He’s not getting traded for scraps.

Who said he’s getting traded for scraps?

 

[who_better_than_me]

So..


Winning and Money impresses talent not warm and fuzzy hallmark moments


Ask Kyrie how that worked when he "demanded" a list from Cle

Ask Jimmy Butler how that worked when he "demanded" a specific list leaving minnesota


He'll get his reality check just like those two did unfortunately

If Brooklyn can get another team involved to create the package the rockets want, they’ll trade him to his destination but not for a less than satisfactory haul.

 

[Malik1time]

Brooklyn gonna be a great team

 

[Left.A1]

Kyrie got traded to one of the best teams in the league and the Celtics were on his list

A. No They weren't
Kyrie Irving's list of preferred trade destinations doesn't really matter

What you're talking about is David Griffin on NBAtv coming out and "speculating" that Kyrie would accept a trade to Boston but they were not on his list when he demanded that trade


B. What does them being a good team have to do with Cleveland dictating where he went

Jimmy got traded midseason

so

and on top that he’s not on the same level as Harden in terms of what he did for the franchise, not even a comparable situation

It's only not comparable to you because you have some weird idea that every situation with a player being traded involves some sort of mutual good will between both parties...which is non-factual historically ...If this was a situation like OKC last summer where Sam Presti had a wink wink deal with PG on facilitating a trade for him if things didn't work out you'd have a better point but clearly that is not the case here


And speaking of PG how did that trade demand to LA work for him when he was with the pacers

 

[Born2BKing]

Leverage of being a franchise goat

they not gonna send him somewhere he doesn’t want to go and nuke their relationship with him

 

[MikelArteta]

I’d only trade harden for a legit star or if there is some guy like Zion in the draft type ish. Harden will still be elite for the next 5-6 years

Fertitta is an idiot though

 

[Left.A1]

If Brooklyn can get another team involved to create the package the rockets want, they’ll trade him to his destination but not for a less than satisfactory haul.

Yeah of course... but the notion that they have to "do right by him" and accept any ol shytty package while turning down substantially better offers sounds crazy as hell lol