In 2012, the Thunder because of the reluctance of four million, the Harden traded to the Rockets, which has become one of the most criticized operations of the detonator, Harden to the Rockets quickly showed the potential of the cornerstone of the team, rocket fans estimated that they did not expect, they accidentally gained a superstar.
Because of Harden's arrival, the Rockets, who have been obsessed with several seasons, have finally completely turned over, and they are back in the playoffs. The Rockets' management is also bold enough, and in 17 years, they won The Hall of Fame point guard Paul through a trade. In the playoffs of the 17-18 season, the Rockets and the cosmic courage that is at the peak of the western conference finals fought seven games, but unfortunately in the end, they still lacked a little luck, a little bit, they pulled the cosmic courage off the horse, and the rocket team was also the only team that really caused trouble to the Warriors at that time, all of which were based on the fact that the rockets had Harden, the big core of the ball, and they built a mature defense conversion system around Harden.
After Bryant retired, Harden has been the undisputed first quarterback of the league, he will be selected to the All-Star starting lineup every year, taking the MVP, scoring king and assist king, but since losing to the Warriors in 17-18 years, the Rockets have gradually moved away from the championship, Harden also sees the form, although he has more than once publicly expressed his willingness to stay in the Rockets, but in this league where interests are paramount, the promise is the cheapest thing, not to mention, although Harden is the core of the team, but for so many years, he has been controversial, It is because there is no strong team leadership and playoff representation, so few fans really recognize Harden as a superstar.
Harden didn't say anything, but his heart must still be very mindful, so last season, Harden finally parted ways with the Rockets, he came to the Nets that already have Durant and Irving, and went all out to attack the championship.
Just last season, Harden's performance is still super-giant level, breakthrough long-range shooting assists can do anything, but unfortunately, in the end, due to injury reasons, the Nets were eventually eliminated by the Bucks, however, people are still full of expectations for their new season, as long as they can be fully healthy, then the Nets are absolutely the favorite to win the championship.
In the offseason, Irving refused to vaccinate, and the Nets' so-called Big Three also existed in name only, leaving only Harden Durant, but what people did not expect was that Harden, who was still MVP level last season, had a cliff-like decline this season.
So far, his average score per game is only 20.8 points, which is the lowest average score per game in his past 9 years, and the efficiency is even more miserable, often staging N-shots, if it were not for the fact that the foul-making technology is still top-notch, then his data will be even more miserable.
Such a performance is naturally not worthy of the title of the league's first quarterback, so this season, which quarterback has performed better than Harden?
First of all, the first one is definitely DeRozan. After joining the Bulls, DeRozan once again showed his super scoring ability, interpreting the classical mid-range aesthetic to the extreme. His mid-range throw has become an important way for the Bulls to solve problems at critical moments, and the 20-foot-to-back turn is a must. In addition, DeRozan has developed organizational skills when he was at the Spurs, and now that he is here for the Bulls, although There is Bauer, there is little need for DeRozan to show his organizational talents, but this can enrich the Bulls' tactics. This season, DeRozan can average 26.4 points per game, ranking sixth in the league, and in the MVP list, DeRozan has always been in the top ten, and this season alone, Harden is definitely not as good as Azan.
The second is jazz star Mitchell, if last season said that Mitchell's new season will be stronger than Harden, ninety-nine percent of people will not believe it, but now, jazz ranks in the top three in the West, Mitchell is the number one scorer inside, in addition to him, the Jazz have no second person can average 20+ points per game, Mitchell now a lot of the ball is a superstar style of play, either holding the ball directly to throw super far three points, or take the ball to rush in, and then in the basket a group of big men chase and interception to send the ball into the basket, etc., Even with this style of play, Mitchell's efficiency is much higher than Harden's, he can average 24.6 points per game, shooting 46.1%, the previous weakness of the organizational ability has improved this season, can contribute 5 assists per game, so, on the overall performance, 25-year-old Mitchell has surpassed the 32-year-old Harden this season.
In addition, there are Wizards Beal can not be ignored, the first two seasons, Beal's average score per game reached 30+, Beal is a relatively pure scoring guard, the top of the league in terms of receiving and shooting ability, and a very strong body, full of confrontation under the basket, the layup hand is superb. He has a strong sense of running position, a sharpness that a shooter should maintain, and is able to capture fleeting opportunities. Beal's technical characteristics may not be suitable for being a big boss, but the contribution he has brought to the team is also very large, compared to the previous two seasons, Beal's data is slightly declined, but he can still contribute to the average of 22.7 points and 5.8 assists per game, and the efficiency is much higher than Harden, not to mention that Bill's ball is far less than Harden, but so far, his play is also stronger than Harden.
There is also mcCollum of the Blazers, the cavaliers' rising star Garland, dare not say that their performance is stable Harden, but at the very least, as a former MVP, Harden does not feel that they are completely crushed. We don't know what Harden went through to make him play such a bad performance after the start of the new season, maybe it was an injury that hadn't been made public, it could be an incompatibility with the new rules, or it could be a state of ups and downs, but in any case, a 32-year-old superstar should not be reduced to such a degree.
Of course, as a fan, I definitely hope that Harden can get back to his original state as soon as possible and bring more wonderful games to the fans!