Because the word broke James Harden Houston’s trade was expected, reports indicated Rockets Hopefully they can persuade him to reconsider his position and make roster moves that show the team can still survive for a title. However, ESPN’s Tim McMahon pointed out during a presentation on Brian Windhurst’s Hoop Collective Podcast that the team’s commitment to that position was sinking.
“What I understand from the Rockets is that their ambitions, their goals, their hopes are no longer about how to save the relationship with James Harden and put him on board.” McMahon said (RealGM’s hat tip) “There is a realization that his mind is made up. He wants out and is determined to say ‘OK, we get it’. This happens in the NBA, but James Harden wants it, so it doesn’t mean where and for what he suggests. ”
As McMahon explains, if the Rockets no longer believe Harden can guarantee to spend the rest of his career in Houston, it doesn’t mean the team will make a trade as soon as possible or send him to his preferred landing site. In Brooklyn.
McMahon, who suggested last week that Houston is “ready to get upset” with Harden and Russell Westbrook, Said Windhurst, the club is a young potential franchise player and a Juru HolidayPackage of draft picks in any deal for Harden. And the Rockets are willing to be patient in the hope of meeting that price, if not Mesh Then maybe by Sixers Or another club.
“What they’re saying is, ‘Look, we’re not going to rush into this.'” Said McMahon. “They are saying, ‘Hey, you have to come to the camp, you must start the season.’ At this point, the rockets should be ready to listen. They understand that at some point they will have to trade. But that’s not when he has a two-year plus player option on his deals. “
Speaking of Westbrook, Mac Macho said that in the current trade market, “there is no one who gives any kind of understanding”. The Rockets hope to start the season with the Westbrook team, show that he is healthy, and possibly his worth, according to McMahon.
