This is why the Thunder traded Harden.....

Question

To go after D. Howard after the season. Martin is in the last yr of his cotract. He comes off the books, big money opens up. Now Howard will be able to decide wether or not he will stay with an aging Kobe and Laker tm, or go to the Thunder and have a juggernaut of a tm for YEARS....Imo, it would be pretty tough to find 3 other people on the PLANET who could tm up and beat the likes of Durant, Howard and Westbrook.

This is going to get VERY interesting. Of course this is just my opinion. Any thoughts???

doliver517 · Answer

To go after D. Howard after the season. Martin is in the last yr of his cotract. He comes off the books, big money opens up. Now Howard will be able to decide wether or not he will stay with an aging Kobe and Laker tm, or go to the Thunder and have a juggernaut of a tm for YEARS....Imo, it would be pretty tough to find 3 other people on the PLANET who could tm up and beat the likes of Durant, Howard and Westbrook.

This is going to get VERY interesting. Of course this is just my opinion. Any thoughts???

bigant912 · Answer

That&#x27;s not happening but that would be awesome

ManRam24 · Answer

3 max deals for Durant, Westbrook and Howard? Doubt it.

sniper777 · Answer

NOT

LuisNani · Answer

Not going to happen. Thunder is a small market team.

JackSmack · Answer

I dont really buy into your theory cause harden is in his last year as well as kevin martin, so it makes no sense&#xD;&#xA;I could see harden coming back next year to okc, but who knows

redbook1 · Answer

because harden choked in the finals.

CMJohnson1 · Answer

Too much money...they already said that if they signed Harden to a 4yr/$54 million deal the would be at $95 million cap...I&#x27;m assuming Dwight Howard will warrant more than that.

thorpe · Answer

OKC likes Ibaka more than Howard.  Redbook got it right, Harden choked in the finals, and was inconsistent all year.   You need your 3rd option to be consistent, and not choke.

scalabrine · Answer

OP you are wrong unfortunately.The Thunder did not want to pay 4 max contracts, period.Durant,  Ibaka, and Westbrook already had max deals.Harden wanted the max and the Thunder wanted to pay him 8 mil under the max.Couldn&#x27;t agree so they parted ways...

DaddyDiesel · Answer

Sounds interesting, but I doubt it...

ThrillaInMD · Answer

ahh yes james harden made front page news and its not because he is any good, its because ppl are hyped for the season to start. OKC got a steal with this 'trade' . when this fraud plays on the road he becomes non-existent.

bhawksfan · Answer

one of the main reasons harden thrived in his role was because durant/westbrook garnered so much attention from the others teams defense, he was able to drive to the basket easier and get more open shots. Once he becomes the player that the other team can focus on to stop, he ll be much less effective ( we all saw what happened to harden in the finals when the thunder actually played a team that plays proper defense)

This is why the Thunder traded Harden.....

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