In his first feedback since being traded from Philadelphia to the Clippers, James Harden stated he’s motivated to show “every part.”
Harden, talking Thursday, stated he wished to point out that he was elite and will contribute to a championship crew.
It was an introduction 4 months within the making. When Harden opted into the ultimate yr of his contract in June, he did so whereas making clear he wished to be traded to the Clippers. The 76ers and Clippers agreed to phrases late Monday, and he arrived Tuesday in time to observe the Clippers play Orlando. Harden participated in a follow sport Thursday afternoon and is predicted to debut Monday in opposition to New York at Madison Sq. Backyard.
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Harden stated that after taking much less cash and altering his position in Philadelphia final season, “issues simply did not work out.” He stated he thought he would retire as a Sixer.
“The entrance workplace had different plans,” he stated. “They did not need me.”
On Wednesday, coach Tyronn Lue stated he hadn’t had the time but to talk with incumbent place to begin guard Russell Westbrook and Harden about how the crew’s ballhandling duties can be divided after they play collectively. Paul George known as them “two completely different beasts” who had chemistry from enjoying beforehand in Oklahoma Metropolis and Houston. These conditions aren’t essentially a template, with Westbrook calling it “clearly completely different.”
“I don’t predict the longer term. I do not know what is going on to occur. I do not know, bro,” Westbrook stated. “However it is going to be a course of. It will be ups and downs, going to be good video games, unhealthy video games. It isn’t simply going to return collectively and mesh and we’ll be completely high quality. That is unrealistic expectations for everyone. The practical expectations, like I stated, it is going to be a course of. I haven’t got the reply what that’s.”
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That course of means “understanding it’s one basketball,” George stated.
“We have talked main as much as it,” George stated. “The explanation why he is right here, we wished him right here. And so I imply, all of us stated we predict we will make it work, we’ll determine it out, however we have clearly obtained to follow, we obtained to play for us to actually get on the identical web page.”
This story initially appeared in Los Angeles Instances.
