ATime that James Harden has abandoned the Netssome of the ins and outs of the brooklyn team locker roomwhich have weighed on ‘La Barba”s desire to go to the Sixers. One of the keys is in the complicated relationship he had with Kyrie Irvinganother of the stars of a ‘Big Three’ that has only played 16 games together and that, of course, has failed.
“There was definitely a strange relationship between them. You could tell that Harden was upset and that Kyrie didn’t understand James.”, assured a source in ‘The Athletic’. Nor did Harden understand his former partner. Above all, when it comes to playing only away games for your refusal to be vaccinated, which prevents you from accessing the team pavilion. However, it was the Australian-born point guard’s habits that broke the camel’s back. “When Irving started burning incense in the locker room at a game in Cleveland, Harden looked at him like he had three heads.”confesses another anonymous source.
Although now I don’t say it publicly, it seems that Irving was looking forward to the transfer. “We have mutual respect,” says the point guard, who did not try to convince his partner to stay: “That’s not my job. I’m not here to speak ill of James. He has a great family, he is a great person. And I don’t want to separate that fact from anything. I really want her to be happy. I want everyone in this league to be happy.”
Harden had dropped on a few occasions that he was not happy in Brooklyn. His trainer, Steve Nash, however, had never spoken to him about his “unhappiness” and, after adding the tenth consecutive loss, claimed that he had been “a pleasure to train a historic player”.
Harden had also had brushes with Kevin Durant on multiple fronts, including their ideals of team culture. More than one member of the team questioned ‘La Barba”s commitment to the Nets. And a few hours after the transfer, the forward, as captain of one of the All Star teams, he was able to choose his former teammate seven times among the substitutes and he did not. when there were only Rudy Gobert and he opted for the French pvot of the Jazz. Ms that significant.
The quirks that allowed Harden in the Rockets
Harden now comes to the Sixers, where reconnect with Daryl Moreythe general manager who in his time in the Rockets made him the epicenter of the franchise. so much that I allowed him extraordinary whims who, like now, met once he left the team last season. One of Harden’s main privileges was deciding the duration of the trips. A big fan of strip clubs, if the team played in one of their favorite cities, they would stay an extra night.. And if there were two or three days between games, I would take a private plane to go to vegas.
“We knew who was the head of the organization. It was part of the deal when you agreed to go to Houston. Players, coaches, managers… they all knew it. Y I don’t blame James. He did what he was allowed to do”a former Rockets assistant coach who preferred to remain anonymous told ESPN at the time.
Morey is not supposed to allow him those luxuries in the Sixersmore than anything because in Philadelphia boss is Joel Embiid for current performance, team influence and franchise experience. If the two big pieces fit into the puzzle on the court, they can dominate the nba. If not, trouble will begin and what is supposed to be a transfer bomb can become a fireworks.
