NBA stars who have worked with James Harden

Basketball is a team game. When you want to win the NBA championship, one is to have a blacksmith and to be strong himself, and the other is to have competitive teammates. Both are indispensable. In terms of the quality of cooperative stars, James Harden personally believes that the opportunities are quite good. In this article, the author will take stock of NBA stars who have worked with James Harden in order of time for your reference and memory. Due to space limitations, if you have any discussion or choices, please share and supplement. If you like this article, it’s okay to like and encourage it. Thank you in advance.

1. Kevin Durant

Working together:

2009-2012 (Thunder), 2021-2022 (Nets) Main results:

Thunder period: 2012 Finals (losed to the Heat);

Nets period: 2021 Eastern Conference Semi-finals (losed to the Bucks).

Cooperation Story:

The Third Thunder (Durant, Westbrook, Harden) is known as the "Youth Storm". Harden rose as the sixth person, and the Third Young Master tasted the finals early. Unfortunately, the lineup could have been retained, but in 2012, the Thunder management was traded to the Rockets due to differences in contracts caused by differences.

When the Nets reunited, the Big Three (Durant, Harden, Irving) disintegrated with Irving's refusal to get vaccinated due to injury. Harden sighed: "We could have made history."

2. Russell Westbrook

Working time:

2009-2012 (Thunder), 2019-2020 (Rockets) Main results:

Thunder period: 2012 Finals;

Rockets period: 2020 Western Conference Semi-finals (losed to the Lakers).

Cooperation Story:

During the Thunder period, Westbrook and Harden were representatives of "Brother Basketball", but after Harden left the team, the two competed for MVP.

The Rockets reorganized the "double MVP backcourt" in 2019. The relationship between the two is still good. Because the ball and space are not enough, Westbrook has begun to decline, and Westbrook was traded to the Wizards.

3. Dwight Howard

Working together time: 2013-2016 (Rockets) Main results: 2015 Western Conference Finals (losing the Warriors 1-4).

Cooperation Story:

The "Modern Group" was initially expected, but Howard was dissatisfied with his lack of action. He played with Harden's big nuclear game, the inside line and the outside line did not have a good chemical reaction, and the conflict in the locker room was made public.

Harden once complained: "I need the center to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, not the low-post singles."

4. Chris Paul

Working Time: 2017-2019 (Rockets) Main Results: 2018 Western Conference Finals (3-4 loss to the Warriors, Paul suffered a hamstring injury).

Cooperation story:

"Light Bulb Combination" was once the biggest challenger of the Warriors Dynasty. Most of the time, the cooperation was perfect and the functions were complementary, which was considered a very successful cooperation. In the end, the ball rights and tactical differences arose.

Famous quarrel scene: Paul accused Harden of G5 in the 2018 Western Conference Finals, and Harden retorted.

5. Kyrie Irving

Working together time: 2021-2022 (Nets) Main results: 2021 Eastern Conference Semi-finals (Irving was taken by Antetokounmpo, and the Nets lost in the seventh tie).

Cooperation story:

Harden transformed into an organization, and his singles and tactical status declined; he was willing to make changes and share the right to join the Nets in order to compete for the championship. The three players in the Nets Super Team had a good relationship, but they had too many injuries, and Irving didn't play much outside the court, which led to too few running-in between the three giants at that time.

6. Joel Embiid

Working time: 2022-2023 (76ers) Main results: Two Eastern Conference semi-finals (losing the Celtics 3-4 in 2023).

Cooperation story:

Harden and Embiid's "pick-roll double threat" are highly expected, but Embiid is addicted to projection and play hard enough, which aroused Harden's dissatisfaction.

In 2023, Harden bombarded the management "scammers". After the transaction reached the Clippers, Embiid sarcastically said: "Some people just want to be point guard."

7. Kawhi Leonard

Working time: 2023 to the present (Clippers) Main results: First round of the playoffs (temporary)

Cooperation story:

Harden took the initiative to reduce his salary to compete for the championship, and he supported and shared the pressure and heavy responsibilities of Leonard's long-term injury and shortage. As Leonard's deputy in the playoffs, his condition has been greatly fluctuated.