James Harden’s tenure in Houston is over. The Rockets are sending Harden to the Nets as part of a four-team megadeal that also includes the Pacers and the Cavaliers. The Ringer has this blockbuster trade covered from every angle.
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January 15, 2021
What Are the Ripple Effects of the Nets’ James Harden Trade?
Chris talks to Rob Mahoney about how the Nets’ acquisition of Harden affects their roster before bringing on Andrew Sharp to discuss key figures around the league affected by the trade
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January 15, 2021
What Does the James Harden Trade Say About How the NBA Has Changed?
Plus, Verno and KOC have a conversation about the specific on-court and off-court chemistry concerns for the Nets with their new star-studded roster
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January 14, 2021
Kevin Durant Keeps Reinventing Himself and Ending Up in the Same Place
By acquiring James Harden, have the Brooklyn Nets created a less successful version of the superstar dynamic Durant left Golden State to escape?
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January 14, 2021
Brooklyn’s New Big Three Could Be Unstoppable—If One of Them Is Willing to Sacrifice
The Nets have assembled an unprecedented collection of scorers, but one of James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving will need to take a back seat to make it all work. And there’s one obvious candidate to do so.
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January 14, 2021
James Harden to Brooklyn With Bill Simmons and Jackie MacMullan
Russillo is joined by Bill Simmons and Jackie MacMullan to discuss the four-team trade that sent James Harden to the Nets
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January 13, 2021
The Rockets Still Have a Mess to Clean Up
Houston doesn’t have to worry about James Harden anymore, but there are more questions than answers—starting with John Wall’s role on the team
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January 13, 2021
The NBA Has Become an All-in League
Mortgaging your future is the new price of doing business in the NBA. Brooklyn may have given up a fortune to land James Harden, but it had no choice if it wanted to win right now.
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January 13, 2021
James Harden Nets Trade Reaction & ‘Ringer NBA University’ Premiere
Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, and J. Kyle Mann break down the four-team trade involving James Harden going to Brooklyn before discussing the top rookies of the season so far, and more
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January 13, 2021
The Winners and Losers of the James Harden Trade
The Beard got his wish, the Nets got their third star, and the Sixers got … well, nothing for now. We examine all the ripple effects from Wednesday’s four-team blockbuster deal.
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January 13, 2021
The Nets Mortgaged Their Future Again, but This Time It’s Worth It
Brooklyn’s trade for James Harden may be giving you flashbacks to the Nets’ 2013 deal for Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, but the blockbusters are different in a few crucial ways
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January 13, 2021
James Harden Traded to the Brooklyn Nets
KOC, Tjarks, and Kyle discuss the Nets acquiring James Harden, how much Brooklyn gave up to get him, and the Pacers trading Oladipo to the Rockets for Caris LeVert