Daily News | Now with Sixers, James Harden opens up about tenure with Nets: ‘I didn’t ask to leave for no reason’
NEW YORK — James Harden used one word to describe his short stint playing alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as a Brooklyn Net.Harden had 29 points, six rebounds, and six assists in his first game back at the Barclays Center after“There’s a lot of what-ifs,” he said. “I think we only played less than 20 games together, so it was a little bit frustrating, but it is what it is. Hopefully, everybody’s in a good place now and we can move on.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn sent Durant and T.J. Warren to the Suns in exchange for former Villanova standout Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks, and a 2028 pick swap. Crowder then was shipped to MIlwaukee as an extension of the deal.Harden, Durant, and Irving were expected to contend for multiple NBA titles. However, the trio played a total of 16 games together — regular season and postseason combined. They won one playoff series.
“That’s not something I’m gonna answer,” Harden said. “But the reason I made that decision to get out of my comfort zone, which was to leave Houston, and do everything that I did to get out of there was to come here and play with KD and Kyrie.
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