we all hate cocky curry and his stupid mouth guard but from an objective pov he has been a tier above harden for a while
no on kawhi, ad didnt lead the pelicans anywhere, and durant is currently a cripple.. any other names
Hope you are right. You can add Dantoni and Morey as evidence that Harden's hopefully first position might not be unwarranted.
James Harden already likes Rookie Jae'Sean Tate. James putting his arm on Jae'Sean shoulder while walking back to the bench. James giving advice to Jae'Sean. Jae'Sean really shuffles his feet on Defense, moves defensively like a PG. Jae'Sean getting those loose offensive Rebounds. Making James Job easier.
It is clear that OP wants to keep him even when disgruntled. GMs wouldn't have been turned off if he hadn't gone to Atlanta and Vegas and instead showed up in camp on time.
I can absolutely blame Harden for demanding a trade, especially when it is a tantrum bc we aren't coddling him the way we have for years with beloved Morey. Harden tore his cardinal ligament this offseason, and now we are all hoping it's back to full strength. Time will tell. I do agree the media input on this is putrid and useless, and the worse they make it out to be, the more Stephen A. clamors for a trade, the better it probably is.