On April 14, Beijing time, 76ers star Harden was interviewed by Compositex before, in which Harden also talked about his goals, he said that his next career goal is only one, that is, to move towards the championship, as for personal data, he is not interested in pursuing.
From the past two seasons, Harden is indeed the case, when playing for the Rockets, Harden has won the scoring champion for three consecutive years, and has averaged 36.1 points and 34.3 points per game in a single season, the performance can be said to be very strong, in the league, his personal performance can be called the best. However, when Harden played such a brilliant performance, he was getting farther and farther away from the championship, from the beginning of the 17-18 season to the 19-20 season, Harden was not able to reach the finals, and in the 19-20 season, he was eliminated by the Lakers 4-1 in the second round. If he plays the way he plays with the Rockets, Harden may have a hard time winning the championship.
After leaving the Rockets, Harden also made changes in the way he played, he did not pay attention to how bright the personal data was, and more team-oriented. When he played against the Nets and 76ers this season, he averaged 22 points, 7.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game, setting a new low in scoring since he left the Thunder in a single season, but he ranked second in the league in assists.
Judging from the performance in the game, it is undeniable that Harden sacrificed his personal shooting rights in order for the team to become better, compared with his own Rockets, Harden's shooting rights were nearly 8 times less. In the game, Harden is no longer the team's main offensive strength, he is more based on tandem, when he feels good shooting, he will shoot a few more times, and when he is not in good shape, he pays all his attention to passing.
Compared with before, Harden completely changed his way of playing, no longer holding the ball big core play, but more of a supporting role. So the question is, Harden, who has averaged 22+8+10 per game this season, can he return to the best team this season after sacrificing the right to shoot?
In terms of performance in the game, personal data and role played on the team, Harden is unlikely to be selected to the best team this season, and even in the third team, Harden is difficult to select. In addition to having too many players in the same position, Harden is currently the second core of the 76ers, and his shooting efficiency this season is not very high, and he has played for two teams. In league history, there are few players who have changed teams in a season and were able to be named to the Best Team while the team was playing the second core, so Harden may not be named to the Best Team this season.
However, at this stage, for Harden, personal honor is not what he pursues, because he has already won it when he was on the Rockets, whether it is the best team, all-Star, or scoring champion and other honors, he has. What Harden lacks at this stage is a championship, which is the main reason why he left the Rockets. At the Nets, Harden regretted not being able to do it, and after coming to the 76ers, he once again had the hope of impacting the championship, and if harden finally won the championship with the 76ers, then personal honor was not important to him. In this year's playoffs, whether Harden can lift his dream championship trophy is worth looking forward to.