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Woj: Harden Return?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Htown Legend, Dec 25, 2022.

  1. CHAMPBOY

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    If we opt out I promise you guys he is not coming back to Houston
     
  2. hajkov

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    He wants to win and prove everyone he is not a choker.
    He won't do that here, even though im pretty sure he misses our strip clubs
     
  3. Tuckmose

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    This rebuild is teaching everyone just how good Harden was.
     
  4. Easy

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    Dwight is having so much fun in Taiwan, he's not coming back.
     
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    come back home James
     
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  7. topfive

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    Starting next year, Lillard is guaranteed $45M+, $48M+, $58M+ and $63M+ in the next 4 years. He makes Harden, Westbrook and CP3 look like Dollar Store deals.

    Read that again and let it sink in: We would have to pay Dame over $60 million per year for his age 35 and 36 years.

    Unless Dame gets bought out, he'll be in Portland for the next 4 years, because nobody has the assets to trade for him, and nobody will want to tie up such a big percentage of cap space in an aging PG.
     
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    Crazy and they still won't have a Championship to show for it.
     
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    Man the hate dame would get if he played for us.
     
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  10. eliefor3

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    Or even a sig playoff run. Only thing that stopped harden was a dynasty and injury to his other star
     
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    philly aint winning this year or anytime soon. I don't see how they can beat Milwaukee or Boston. They certainly aren't beating Phoenix.
     
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    They'd have the best player on the floor in all of those series so....that's how.
     
  13. Easy

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    He's too solid to want to play for any other team. ;)
     
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    That's pure madness.
     
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    We ripped out the bandage too soon. Hopes he come back and save us from this disaster of a rebuild and dumb@$$ coach. screw the idiots who preferred losing over watching the Beard play.

    Games aren't even close nowadays or entertaining
     
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    Considering Harden outside Jokic is the best Passer/playmaker in the NBA currently I doubt he will be looking to waste his last two or three years of his best on a young team.

    He will have some offers from contenders outside of Philadelphia. It will be interesting what he does. He might have to take a 1+1 less than the full max to go to another contender.


    The only way he returns is if he wins a ring this season then I feel he will comeback to here
     
  17. Salvy

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    Rockets bout to be swag champs again!!!

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    Rather us b swag champs than watch another year of kpj/Taye or whatever nonpg attempt to run the silas offense if he's still here
     
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    I really don't think it's about the money. Daryl would happily fork over the max. He loves James and he's not going to let him go over money, and he trusts that James will age well. Sixers offered him 3 years 120 mil last summer but HE was the one who chose to take a paycut. He also declined 50M annually to get away from the Rockets.

    I think it's more a combo of A. He and Joel don't see eye-to-eye, B. He doesn't like Philly as a town, C. He thinks he has a better chance at a ring elsewhere.
     
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    It is a crazy way to say.

    I love you, Dame.

    They had Brandon Roy and Oden.

    I guess they wanted to retire somebody sooner than later.
     

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