After being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, James Harden is set to play for his third NBA team in two NBA seasons. The Big 3 era in the Brooklyn Nets didnāt come to fruition, as their stars often struggled with injury.
Kyrie Irvingās situation reportedly bothered Harden up to the point where he wanted to leave. He was angry at the fact that Irving was serving as a part-time player and he had to shoulder most of the load.
Needless to say, Hardenās departure at the trade deadline didnāt come short of controversies. Even so, neither Kevin Durant nor Kyrie Irving wanted to get into details about his desire to leave the team.
Kevin Durant Says James Harden Doesnāt Owe Him An Explanation
āJames doesnāt have to explain anything to anybody, heās his own man,ā Durant sentenced.āHe makes his decisions on his career by himself, he doesnāt owe anybody any explanation and I wasnāt looking for one. Iām just glad we got this thing done. Now weāre able to move forward and get away from this noise of what may happen, so Iām glad we could push through that. James doesnāt owe anybody an explanation, this is his life.ā
Kyrie Irving Says He Only Wants Harden To Be Happy
āI just want everybody to be happy, do things that they love to do, and be a part of things that they can see themselves being successful at,ā Irving said. āIt probably wasnāt here with us. He made a choice, and we respect him for it. No love lost.ā
Rumor has it that Harden wanted an easier path to a ring and being more involved in the offense and neither of those things happened in Brooklyn. Now, heāll join a Sixers team with MVP-leading candidate Joel Embiid and no more room for excuses.
