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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
I could see trading Harden if they got great players back in return. They didn't. It was a horrible trade for pennies on the dollar and pretty much everyone could see that (even though some idiots defended the trade).
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They didn't get players back in return, but its how they maneuver from here. It opens up money to get a player they need more than Harden to win a title. However, Ibaka isn't getting better which I feared from the start. His basketball IQ is ridiculously low. I would have rather traded him and said it that day. I know their thinking was interior defense, and he does help in that aspect. He's also a below average rebounder and inconsistent jump shooter with no post game.. They wouldn't have been as good without either of them this year, and I don't believe could have dethroned the Heat with both(especially without Westbrook) Brooks being re-signed was a much bigger mistake though. Westbrook and Durant can carry the show with more solid pieces around them. Success or failure is how they proceed going forward.