In the "Load Management" podcast, CJ McCollum publicly talked about the rumors about Harden joining the Rockets. As the scoring leader in the past three seasons, Harden averaged 34 points per game, the highest among active players. If the Nets can trade for Harden, then they can form a Big Three lineup of Harden, Durant and Irving. These three combinations are capable of averaging 80 points per game and can be said to be the first in the league. Even the US media believe that if the Nets can get Harden, then the probability of the Nets winning the championship will be greatly improved.
Trailblazers guard McCollum expressed his views. He believes that the Rockets deal will not happen. Compared with the Nets, Dinwiddie and LeVille are not good players and prefer to leave the picks. As a bargaining chip for the team, in order to get Harden, it is not worthwhile to face all the chips of Stud. From the standpoint of McCollum, he still has his own views on this transaction, and does not recognize that this transaction will happen, because the Nets also need the ball. In addition to Irving and Durant, Dinwiddie, LeVille are young players willing to sacrifice data.
But in the podcast program, if you use Irving as a bargaining chip, McCollum responded, "If you change Irving, I will agree." From McCollum's response, the response is just 9 words. If you can trade for Irving, then you can consider trading Harden. Because Harden and Durant have experience in cooperation, and Durant is able to play off the ball, and Harden is the league's best scorer, the chemistry of the two of them may be better than Irving.