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Originally Posted by okcchief
It makes a huge difference in the series, but it's history. The Clippers and the Heat do a great job of limiting Harden as does his former team. He's a great player, but could never be fully utilized in OKC. Martin is doing a nice job of filling that same role even though he's not as dynamic as Martin. It's also forced Westbrook to become more of a facilitator and he's starting to excel at that role. Im happy for Harden and his All-Star nod, but also think when Lamb develops and the picks are cashed in OKC made the right move.
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Only time and the championships that OKC does/doesn't win will decide the winner of that trade, I think.