I was thinking...what if Harden or his management leaked this "I want out of Houston" to save face infront of his best buddy Westbrook? Think about it, he asks Russ to come, it will be great, we'll win a championship, they spend a year together, Russ sees its not gonna work. Now Russ is totally pissed, wasted a year and wants to leave... Harden and management throw out this rumor that he wants out, that he's not responsible to Westbrooks decision, and that he feels same way about Houston as Russ At the end, Westbrook gets traded, season starts and Harden comes out and says all those stories, rumores, not true!