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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.