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Harden chose the best teammate with Durant but not him

8:26pm, 12 August 2025Basketball

Harden looks down on Kawaii? What exactly happened? It's incredible!

Recently, Harden was interviewed and talked about the best teammates who have played with him. The host asked him to select the best starting five players in his peak period, including himself. Harden eventually chose himself, Irving, Westbrook, Durant and Embiid.

Then the question is! Why did Harden choose these five people? There may be several reasons.

The first reason is that the offensive firepower is strong. Harden said he likes this lineup because although this lineup is very small, it can play fast breaks, run, have the ability to control the ball, and shoot.

The offensive ability of these five people at their peak is needless to say. Many of them have won the scoring champion. They not only have the ability to break through, but also have three-pointers, and their offensive methods are very diverse. Especially Irving and Durant, they can be said to be the kaleidoscope of offense, and no one can defend them in single defense. The second reason is that the relationship is strong. Among these five people, Durant and Westbrook once worked as teammates in the Thunder with Harden. They reached the finals together at the time, the third young master of the Thunder.

Harden and Irving played at the Nets, and they regretted not to reach the finals, but their cooperation was quite pleasant, so Harden and they had a very good relationship. The third reason is that they are indeed very strong. All of these five people have won the regular season MVP except Irving, but although Irving has never won, he has contributed wonderful performances in the finals and led the Cavaliers to reverse the Warriors.

Then the question is! Harden has many teammates, especially his teammate Kawai is now very strong at the peak of his Clippers. So why didn’t Harden choose Kawai? There may be several reasons.

The first reason is that Kawai is not strong enough. Although Kawai has won two championships, he has never won the regular season MVP and has never won the scoring champion. His career data is very average and cannot be compared with other people.

The second reason is that Kawai always doesn't play basketball. Kawaii can be said to be the peak powerhouse for resuming. In the history of the league, no one may be as good as Kawaii's resuming. So Harden doesn’t like him. Is this the reason?

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