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Analysis: Harden deal shows Nets are all in, both for a title and as a personality experiment
Ben Golliver, The Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2021
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The fledgling NBA season, beset by positive coronavirus tests and postponed games, received a jolt Wednesday when the Brooklyn Nets boldly acquired James Harden from the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster four-team trade that promises to shake the title landscape.
In Brooklyn, Harden will team with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to form the league s top Big 3 and a potentially volatile mix of on-court styles and off-court personalities. Harden and Kevin Durant, both former MVPs and scoring champs, are reuniting after spending three years together on the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2009 to 2012.
A new era of superstars and more talking points ahead of the NBA tip-off
A preview of the 2020-21 season, which gets underway tonight. By Luke Duffy Tuesday 22 Dec 2020, 6:00 AM Dec 22nd 2020, 6:00 AM 3,123 Views 1 Comment
FRESH OFF THE success that was their “bubble” in Florida, the NBA season returns tonight with a 72-game sprint for the post-season.
Here are the five most pressing questions as the league looks to navigate playing out a season in home arenas during a global pandemic. Luka Doncic in possession for Dallas Mavericks. Source: Tony Gutierrez
Will there be a first-time MVP?
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) is now 35, while previous regular-season MVPs like Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets) and Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) have been cursed with injuries over the last 12 months.
Ben Simmons on the trade table as 76ers attempt to land former MVP
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2020-12-18T10:45+11:00
Star Australian NBA player Ben Simmons has been put on the trade table by the Philadelphia 76ers in their pursuit of James Harden.
The former NBA MVP has requested a trade out of Houston, with Philly, Brooklyn, Miami and Milwaukee among the teams on his target list.
Harden, who has never taken the Rockets out of the Western Conference, has demanded a trade and delayed showing up to training camp.
ESPN is reporting that the 76ers have put Simmons in trade packages in an attempt to get a deal done.