“I feel like I’m one of the best teammates that the NBA’s seen” James Harden endorses himself after solid debut; Possible dig at Durant and Irving?

“I feel like I’m one of the best teammates that the NBA’s seen” James Harden endorses himself after solid debut; Possible dig at Durant and Irving?

James Harden

James Harden at long last made his eagerly awaited debut for the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Fourteen days after the Brooklyn Nets exchanged him, Harden recorded 27 points, 12 assists, and eight rebounds as the 76ers got a 133-102 success against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Harden’s most recent hotshot colleague and MVP competitor, Joel Embiid, had 34 points and 10 rebounds in the street triumph.

Harden, who went seven-of-12 from the field and thumped down five triples versus the Timberwolves, utilized his electrifying presentation to make an impression on his faultfinders.

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There was a ton of debate encompassing James Harden’s exit from Brooklyn. His absence of science with Kyrie Irving was a much-discussed point long before he was exchanged.

After the Minnesota win, Harden let the media know that he was the best cooperative person in the NBA. He said:

“I feel like I’m one of the best teammates that the NBA’s seen – on the court and off the court… just because the current situation has happened – whatever happened, happened – that doesn’t mean that I’m a bad teammate. For me, personally, I just feel like I needed to do what was best for my career and help myself and be happy.”

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Daryl Morey calls James Harden a genius after his debut

Daryl Morey and James Harden
Daryl Morey and James Harden

The Philadelphia 76ers are James Harden’s fourth NBA group. He played the initial three periods of his NBA profession (2009-12) with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He then, at that point, joined the Houston Rockets, where he spent his greatest years (2012 to mid-2021), winning association MVP in 2018.

Harden was then associated with the Brooklyn Nets for about a season-and-a-half, playing 80 customary season games and nine season finisher games for the establishment.

James Harden
James Harden

The 32-year-old denoted his Philadelphia debut by brandishing another pullover number. He supplanted the number 13 that he had worn for the past three establishments with the main.

For Sixers leader of b-ball tasks Daryl Morey, it was the best introduction he might have expected from James Harden. Morey was likewise the Houston Rockets’ senior supervisor when Harden became MVP.

Morey told ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne in this piece: “James is a basketball genius. And he’s been wanting to play with Joel for a long time. I think he’s always thought Joel was, like, the perfect guy to pair with him.”