” Originally, when I was weighing all my options in Houston, Philadelphia was my first choice. This is what James Harden last February, following his transfer from the Nets to the 76ers. ” I had known for a very long time that this was the perfect place. ‘Cause there’s the best interior in the league with Joel (Embiid)”, he developed at the time. Has the bearded man brushed his new team a little too much in the direction of the hair?
That’s what Fox Sports, which devotes a long paper on the trajectory of the playmaker, understands. Because Brooklyn, and not Philadelphia, would have been his priority destination at the time of his showdown with the Rockets a year earlier. In any case, this New York passage was not conclusive. The native of Los Angeles will have played only 80 games there, straddling two seasons, to win a simple series of playoffs.
A short term marked by a number of extra-sporting events between the injuries of each other, including his own, or the refusal of vaccination of Kyrie Irving. Also, still according to Fox Sports, Kevin Durant would have criticized him for his physical poor shape, which was talked about so much when he started the 2020-2021 season in Houston. According to a relative, the bearded man would also have felt frustrated by the New York staff who emphasized this physical maintenance, rest and recovery.
James Harden and Kevin Durant wanted more pressure
” I haven’t been able to be healthy “Despite everything, the left-hander delivers to the same media, on his experience in Brooklyn. Then he adds: I don’t want to target anyone or anything. It’s just that there was no structure and even superstars need structure. This is what allows us to be the best players and leaders in our respective franchises. »
By using the word “structure”, James Harden does not refer specifically to the medical team but to the organization more generally. ” I just feel like internally things weren’t what I expected when I was trying to transfer there. I think everyone knows that. And I knew people were going to talk and say ‘You jumped ship’. But the next summer, the other superstar there (During) wanted to leave. So am I still the quitter? »
A speech that matches the justification used by “KD” a few weeks ago about this summer transfer request. The winger explained in particular that he had “ need more. I wanted to work more. Make me responsible. Take it out on me in the video shoot if it helps others. I wanted more exercises in training. »
| James Harden | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | OKAY | 76 | 23 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 80.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2010-11 | OKAY | 82 | 27 | 43.6 | 34.9 | 84.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2011-12 | OKAY | 62 | 31 | 49.1 | 39.0 | 84.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 16.8 |
| 2012-13 | HOO | 78 | 38 | 43.8 | 36.8 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 2013-14 | HOO | 73 | 38 | 45.6 | 36.6 | 86.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 25.4 |
| 2014-15 | HOO | 81 | 37 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 86.8 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| 2015-16 | HOO | 82 | 38 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 29.0 |
| 2016-17 | HOO | 81 | 36 | 44.0 | 34.7 | 84.7 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 29.1 |
| 2017-18 ★ | HOO | 72 | 35 | 44.9 | 36.7 | 85.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 30.4 |
| 2018-19 | HOO | 78 | 37 | 44.2 | 36.8 | 87.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 36.1 |
| 2019-20 | HOO | 68 | 37 | 44.4 | 35.5 | 86.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 34.3 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 44 | 37 | 46.6 | 36.2 | 86.1 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 24.6 |
| 2020-21 * | BRK | 36 | 37 | 47.1 | 36.6 | 85.6 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 24.6 |
| 2020-21 * | HOO | 8 | 36 | 44.4 | 34.7 | 88.3 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 24.8 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 65 | 37 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 87.7 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 22.0 |
| 2021-22 * | BRK | 44 | 37 | 41.4 | 33.2 | 86.9 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 22.5 |
| 2021-22 * | PHL | 21 | 38 | 40.2 | 32.6 | 89.2 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 21.1 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 14 | 38 | 43.9 | 37.3 | 87.2 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 22.4 |
| Total | 956 | 35 | 44.2 | 36.2 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 24.9 | |
