Was Harden s huge mistake to refuse to stay in the Rockets back then? Houston became a favorite to win the championship, but Brother Deng is farther away from the championship

Some media people talked about James Harden, saying that the reason why Harden is very popular among fans is because he is very down-to-earth, but in terms of career choices, it is obvious that Harden has not done perfectly enough. Because among the Rockets, Harden was the absolute core of the Rockets and one of the best superstars in the league.

However, as the Rockets were eliminated by the Lakers that year, Harden directly wanted to take a shortcut. He refused to rebuild with the Rockets, but forced the Rockets to trade him. In the end, the Rockets sent Harden to the Brooklyn Nets and formed the three giants with Durant and Irving.

Unfortunately, due to injury, the Nets did not get any good results. Afterwards, Harden went to the Philadelphia 76ers and joined forces with Embiid, but in the end he returned in vain. In the past two seasons, Harden has been playing for the Clippers and teamed up with players such as Leonard and Paul George. Although the Clippers can enter the playoffs every year, in the playoffs, they usually go in one round or two rounds.

After Harden left the Rockets, his goal of winning the championship seemed to be getting further and further away - because Harden did not leave the Rockets for money. The Rockets wanted to give Harden a super top salary at that time, but he was directly rejected by Harden. Harden just wanted to win an NBA championship in the last few years of his career. Unfortunately, the Rockets are now making a comeback and becoming the top team in the NBA again, and Harden's Clippers are in great trouble again.

If Harden can stay with the Rockets now, he will be very close to the championship. Unfortunately, Harden did not choose to stay in the team.