For fun, using the same logic as Bill Simmons annual trade value article. Where would you put Harden? For reference on the underlying concept: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7664492/nba-trade-value-part-1 Tier 1: would trade Harden for any of these guys in a heartbeat 1. Lebron 2. Durant Tier 2: I think they're better players, but they have issues which makes them less enticing 3. Kobe - age issue 4. CP3 - injury issue 5. Howard - diva/injury issues Tier 3: Harden's tier. I think theoretically, one can argue trading Harden for any of these players is fair for both sides. Although I personally wouldn't do so. But at the same time, one can argue the other team would not want to trade their stud for Harden either. 6. Melo 7. Harden 7a. Westbrook And in the no particular order: Irving, Anthony Davis, Love, Griffin, ZBo, Bosh to round out the tier.
why would we trade Harden when he said hes gonna help and say hes gonna try and bring some players to the rockets
I'm pretty sure the salaries would match, but you would have to run it through the trade machine, or maybe Bima could give his opinion.
Don't think the thread is meant as "What would you trade Harden for?" or "The Rockets should consider moving Harden." I think the value of a layer though tells you who is the best. You ask yourself "Who would I trade this guy for." IMO the only two players I'd trade him for are Lebron and Durant.
Huh, I'd have thought more people have read Simmons' annual trade value article. I always find it a fun read, regardless of whether I agree with him or not. Anyway, if you're not familiar with the idea, click on the link I provided. It's pretty entertaining article.
Could get the trade machine to do it for some reason.....must mean it'd be a steal for us.....get'r done Morey! Seriously though, tier 1 lbj and kd is all I'd do. Harden is young and full of unknown potential. That trumps tiers 2 and below for me.
I don't think OP is advocating to actually trade him. He is just speculating on Harden's perceived trade value.
I actually, due to the will-kickin extension, Harden right now is having one of the "poison pill" contracts that calculates outgoing and incoming salaries differently until next season. Which means a Harden to Harden deal might or might not be illegal depends on whether our extra cap room could absorb the difference between the outgoing and incoming figures. :grin: might be fun to calculate it and see if it works actually
I'm really enjoying how difficult a time so many people are having grasping the OP's intent with this tread. However, there are a lot of people the OP doesn't mention that baffle me. Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Damian Lillard come to mind.
I think Harden is going to be in the DWade category if not better. I basically think he is right there now. So what would I be willing to trade a DWade type of player just coming into his prime that is probably going to lead the league in scoring a couple of times? It would take a lot to pry him away from me. A number one pick in the draft would not do it unless that player was next Shaq or LeBron or someone comparable.
hahahahaha im still laughing at people who thought he wanted to literally trade harden..too good. lol
It amuses me that Lin was 34 and Harden was 33 on that list... and now they're both on the Rockets. It's interesting where they ranked LMA and Love too, considering how much talk there's been on those two on these boards.
