Current Houston Rocket Harden isn't the best player in Texas anymore according to ESPN Rankings

I don’t get it. Is this a rank of trade value or production on the court, or popularity with fans, or popularity in team locker rooms? I don’t really understand this arbitrary rankings.

Trade value sure... I’d rather trade for Luka if both were available. Is he more popular??... obviously. Is he more productive on both ends... no. Harden is statistically the better and more productive player.

So I don’t really understand the hooplah about these rankings. Who gives a rats ass??

 

You don’t know either of them as people. Regardless of our opinions on basketball players’ game I think we have very little room to judge them off the court.

 

This list is ridiculous. Dame, really? But if we are factoring how toxic Harden is I suppose he’s not too 5.

 

Elaborate....
You'd need to judge them according to age/career. Harden has failed us. But if you judge or compare a young non diva Harden vs anybody he's actually been a consummate professional.

What he's doing now is bush league tho

 

White privilege

 

Yeah the only thing when you break him down to 2k ratings. Luka is far superior in bball iq and team oriented play. Harden is better one on one player but there is 10 players and three refs on the floor

 

I think it is strange that they put their own RPM stat next to the rankings when it shows how silly it is. According to their own RPM stat, the only player above Harden is Giannis, and just barely.