James Harden is one of the most polarizing players in the modern NBA. Some people love him; others hate him. HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons examines his career to this point and the big questions that come along with it. What if he hadn’t been traded to the Rockets? Is he ever going to make the NBA Finals? Is he this generation’s George Gervin? Finally, Simmons gives his all-time ranking of Harden, one of the most interesting players in NBA history.
‘Bill Simmons’s Book of Basketball 2.0’: James Harden’s Career Is One Big What-If
James Harden is one of the most polarizing players in the modern NBA. Bill examines his career to this point and the big questions that come along with it.
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