His giveaway with just under 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter - which led to Bam Adebayo's fast break bucket - sent boos raining down from the sellout crowd inside Wells Fargo Center as Harden and his teammates trudged back to the bench. He finished with 11 points, 9 assists and 4 turnovers. With everything on the line in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat, Harden was a non-factor. He certainly didn't show up in the biggest game of Philadelphia's season. Morey's thinking was also an assumption: that Harden was still the level of player who finished first or second in MVP voting four out of five seasons during their time together in Houston.īut it has become clear that the MVP-level version of Harden is gone. Sixers offseason guide: Philadelphia has roster questions, including the future of James Harden.You can't win without it." Editor's Picks "And, the way this league works, you have to get players of the caliber of a James Harden to pair with a Joel Embiid and Tobias. We knew, from the moment Ben asked out, that if we were gonna do a trade, it had to be for we thought could allow us to compete at a high level. "Our mission that's been given to us, the whole reason that everyone on the team is really here," Morey said at Harden's introductory news conference a few days later. "I was lucky enough to get reunited with my basketball Jesus."Īcross Morey's career as an executive, he has come to be defined by two things on the court: helping popularize the use of analytics across the NBA, and his eight-year partnership with Harden and the Houston Rockets.Ī month earlier, Morey had completed his yearlong odyssey to reunite with his former MVP, a journey Morey punctuated with a picture from a tarmac next to a private jet upon Harden's arrival. "Besides 'Seize The Data,' the theme of this conference is reuniting," said Morey, the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations who co-founded the stats symposium nearly 20 years ago. Few players in the Top 20 can match is 2.5 steals/blocks per game while carrying 30 PPG nightly upside.IN EARLY MARCH, sitting on-stage inside Boston's Hynes Convention Center for the start of the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Daryl Morey wore a blue blazer over a red shirt that featured a cartoon of James Harden's face from his famous internet meme. He remains the clear top option on an NBA Championship-caliber Miami team. Butler is a box scorer stuffer that has averaged over 38 FPPG in each of the past three seasons. However, when he plays he is a fantasy machine. Jimmy Butler is 32 years old, and has failed to reach 60 regular season games played since 2016-2017. Harden isn't at his 2018 MVP level, but his floor with this level of talent is very safe.
He also increased his minutes per game (37.7 MPG), while operating as the primary facilitator for an NBA championship contender. In 21 games with Philadelphia last season, Harden averaged one fewer point (21 PPG) while increasing his assists to 10.5 APG. Harden will benefit from playing alongside All-World center Joel Embiid, explosive guard Tyrese Maxey, and consistent forward Tobias Harris. If James Harden commits to a strong offseason workout regimen, he is in the perfect situation to reach career highs in rebounds and assists. Jimmy Butler is available to play in Monday's game against the 76ers, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports. He shot 4-for-10 from the field including 2-for-7 from deep while adding a pair of rebounds and steals in 40 minutes. James Harden posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 assists in Tuesday's 131-122 win over the Pacers. Jimmy Butler (knee) is off of the injury report and will presumably be available to play in Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. James Harden recorded 13 points (3-12 FG, 1-4 3PT, 6-6 FT), four rebounds, and 15 assists in 39 minutes in Thursday's loss to the Raptors. Heat forward Jimmy Butler will miss the remainder of Game 3 against the Celtics due to knee inflammation. James Harden (hamstring) is considered questionable to play in Sunday's contest against the Detroit Pistons. Heat F Jimmy Butler is considered questionable for Monday's Game 4 in Boston against the Celtics according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel's Ira Winderman.
Harden stts free#
James Harden has officially declined his $47.3 million player option to become an unrestricted free agent. Harden has a player option in year two and the pay cut it to provide the team resources to improve the Sixers roster.Īccording to the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler will warm up with the intent to play Monday. James Harden will be taking a $15 million pay cut on a team friendly deal with Philadelphia.
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