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Originally Posted by okcchief
I think I'm more concerned about how this effects chemistry than anything. Harden isn't a good defender, and not a max guy IMO. Westbrook and Ibaka took a little less to keep it together. I'm pretty shocked Harden wasn't willing to do so. It's better to trade him with 3 throw away players now for a couple of scorers, and give yourself time to play together than do it midseason. Then you have a couple of picks to package or keep.
It will be interesting to see how Harden handles the spotlight. I really like the guy and hope he succeeds.
I thought the Lakers were the favorites in the West anyway, so nothing changes there.
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Harden is a far, far better defender than Kevin Martin (who is really pretty useless outside of his shooting ability).
There's no question the Thunder took a hit at their 2013 championship hopes tonight with this loss. What they do with that freed up money will determine whether it will be a hit in the future years beyond that.