The Rockets took the lead in individual training. During this period, Cousins, Wood, Gordon and Green appeared one after another, but Harden, the core of the team, did not show up. Should he leave? Fortunately, Rocket reporter Adam Spolane reported that Harden had returned to Houston on Friday local time, and there was a reason why he failed to show up.
Harden is celebrating his friend Lil Baby’s birthday, the latter is a famous American rapper. He shared a video yesterday, showing the birthday gift Harden gave him, which is very precious. Harden gave away a Prada bag, a Richard Mille watch, and 100,000 US dollars in cash. The total value of these assets exceeded 300,000 US dollars. The shot was too generous.
In fact, Harden is really good. When Harrell was a rookie before, Harden gave him a big golden chain. This is why the Rockets have been retaining him and are unwilling to let him leave. Now he has returned to Houston, which is good news for the team.
Obviously, Harden did not fall out with the team. He just expressed his inner dissatisfaction. It is also a reminder to the management that if I want to stay, I have to be willing to pay to make the team more competitive. In fact, it is still common for the core team to force the palace. Some have completely fallen out, and some have reconciled. I hope Harden can change his mind this time, at least the team has paid some. The helpers around him also changed, Westbrook became Wall, and the Rockets agreed to the deal to make Harden happy.
Not long ago, Harden also played wild with Wall. Wall returned from injury in a very good state and it is worth looking forward to. Harden also realized that he and Westbrook are no longer in the Thunder era. They have become core figures. Cooperating again is not very effective. Separating is a better situation. This will not affect the relationship between them. Feelings are still good brothers. Last season, the Rockets made a lot of changes in order to better integrate Westbrook, but in the end they couldn't make any further progress. In addition, he wanted to leave again, so he could only break up.
Earlier, the giant posters of Harden and Westbrook were being dismantled outside the Toyota Center at the Rockets' home stadium. The combination that everyone was looking forward to at the beginning, did not expect that they only worked together for one season, so they separated. I don't know if Harden and Wall will be replaced this time, but the fans joked: Don't hurry to hang up the new ones, maybe the poster will have to become Wall + Irving in a few months.
Although Harden wants to join the Nets, there is no conversation between the two teams. The transaction is still difficult to achieve, at least not recently. Harden will also give another chance. In addition to Wall, there are two new aids from Wood and Cousins. The team's new inside combination is the lineup that Harden likes. Harden is willing to have a big center on the court. He has worked well with Capela before and now Wood will play this role; Cousins is likely to start from the bench first, allowing him to look for status.
Wall + Wood + Cousins, the performance of these three new players will also determine how long Harden stays. Once he achieves good results, Harden may really change his mind. Imagine that once you stay in the Rockets, you will have a chance to compete for the championship. Winning here will make his status to a higher level. As for winning the championship, it will not improve him too much.
