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I surely don't know if there is a team that would likely accept him, at 1st I thought that the Golden State Warriors would acquire him back as the rumors go but for sure Dwight is not that in his prime anymore and I am against getting another old player because for sure they got Chris Paul in their team they can not afford in getting a 37 years old player that is about to deplete on his prime,


James Harden is getting desperate, he has asked a team that could likely help him get a championship and I think the 76ers have neatly complied but surely that is all the players they could get in giving Harden what he wants, and that was on the last season, but because the result is something that he doesn't want a likely getting out of the 76ers was all I am hearing, for sure the 76ers doesn't want to hear this kind of thing and they likely want to ban James Harden in whatever team he wants to play in, that is a bummer to hear for sure,

The NBA schedule is being released today if anyone was dying to get their favorite games circled on the calendar. I know I’m personally looking forward to Phoenix’s home opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, as it will be the first time LeBron James and Kevin Durant have faced off in several years. Will surely be a great game to watch for fans.

Dude is a competitor his body obviously can't handle the full rigors of an 82 game season.  No reason to go hard in November and December only to have your season cut short when it matters most.  Not that I'm an advocate to sit but having kawhi for the backend of your season versus the front end is what we are more likely to see every year going forward.  

Many was been devastated before when they see that and think that PG cannot go back to his form after that gruesome injury. But he surpass that supposed to be career ending injury and he play very well just like before.
But eventhough its not worse as what PG got still its still an injury and not everyone has the same level of recovery. In case Rose I guess he is not lucky and he always get hunted by multiple injuries which totally destroy his career

I think he could've made to the discussion amongst the top 10 if he wasn't that frequently injured, what I mean is that the talent and consistency are already there and we can say as well that he was born to be a star in this league but it's just his injuries are far more consistent compared to his play time and that is the reason why he is very limited.
And if those things weren't a problem, he would definitely be among the discussion and gave some difficulties against the top teams in this league.

What do you mean end up like WB? Are you referring to his new contract with the Clippers? I thought it was a personal decision to remain with the team and take a huge pay cut since the management are restricted to offer more. I'm pretty sure other teams would be willing to give him a higher amount if he wanted out.

Who could forget that? It's one of the worst injuries, and at one point, I thought PG wouldn't be able to come back anymore. But he did well; he was able to come back and perform like his usual self, which is in contrast to the case of Derrick Rose. However, I'm no expert. Although Leonard's injury doesn't look as severe, I still consider it very serious since it was an ankle injury, and that area is quite sensitive. Once a player has a history of injury, it becomes easier to reinjure again.

Well, we can't turn back time; let's just accept what happened to him in the past. What matters is he is still in the NBA and still playing. Personally, I don't think Leonard's career will end up like Westbrook's, because judging by his stats (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leonaka01.html), the consistency is still present. So even if he gets traded or his contract expires, I'm pretty sure there are still teams that would be willing to give him a good contract.

Have you forgotten about Paul George's injury? I think his injuries were far worse than Leonard's, but look where he is now. He is still playing like a true star.

Those dirty moves against him did really a lot to his career and you're right that it could have been better without it.

Yet, he still got the titles and he's still doing good as of now, at least IMO.

I could think of Westbrook just as him, with the little contract that he had accepted. Yes, his plays won't change but the look and view on him by everyone will surely changed.

I believe that was called the 'landing spot' foul. Kawhi managed to win championship with the Raptors after his injury was healed as he request to be traded, so I would say he's doing well. Perhaps his increasing age has made him more susceptible to injuries. However, with proper management, akin to what the Lakers did with Davis, the Clippers could become a powerful team in the playoffs. Given their roster featuring PG and WB, reaching the playoffs shouldn't be an issue, especially since they've been building their team chemistry.

It resulted in a good adjustment from the rules. After that incident with Zaza and Kawhai, NBA adjust the rules about that kind of defense,
good for the future players but for Kawhai it's really affects him.

Though after that he still won another title plus an FMVP but it didn't work out well as up to know he still suffering from that injury
and still curing it and trying to adjust to help his team.

We never know what awaits for him in this upcoming season. Hopefully, we see some healthy run from him.

The king of "Load Management".

That's what some people call him right now, and that's true. Ever since he went to the Clippers after winning a title with the Raptors, he's been doing this load management sh*t that ruins the whole team. What's worse is that, he only says that he will not play just minutes or hours before the game even starts. I mean like WTF!!. You're being paid, and you will choose whether you will play or not even though you can play?

Anyway with regards to him being considered in the top 10, he's easily on the top 10 on the list of current active players right now "IF" he's healthy. We already saw how good he is back when he was in the Raptors, and he won a title there. I mean with his skills on both offense, and defense, I can put him in the top 10 conversation no doubts. It's just that injuries really ruin one's career, and that includes him. We know his potential, and how good he is.

2 Finals MVP's don't matter if you play like that. Always getting injured, can't be a leader, always silent, and at the same time, don't know how to laugh . Kidding aside, Kawhi no doubt is a top 10 player, and there was a time where even Lebron is afraid of him when Kawhi is in the court because of how good he is defensively. I already said the problem with him, and I hope there will be a cure with that one.

But if the other party doesn't like to play anymore, I doubt they can do something about it. Just like what Ben Simmons did. He just let the 76ers take the money but he still didn't play until he is free. I am curious though as to what could make James Harden feel this way. Is it the same as what the 76ers did with Ben Simmons or is there any other reason why Harden is being stubborn?
But I guess they won't leak any of that information since this is an internal dispute.

I hope so too. But Harden already proved that he is a good player for a long time in his career although he has that bad habit of being nervous in a playoff or Conference Finals game.
Still, I think teams will be glad to sign him up if ever the 76ers would let him go. That's a better choice especially for teams who are aiming for the "win now" road. Like Clippers as an example.

Yes, for San Antonio Spurs fans, they wouldn't forget how ZaZa did that intentionally to Kawhi and it did have a butterfly effect, first NBA have to change the rule and give space to the shooter, and second Kawhi won a ring to Toronto.

But that really derailed Kawhi's career and I think it is still the offshot of that dirty plays that up to still this day Kawhi didn't recovered fully and when he went to Clippers everything started to fall apart on his side.

Yes, and during when he is healthy with the Raptors and some playing time with the Clippers, he was even compared to MJ, on how he played the mid-range and of course his defense as well as he is known to have that "Klaw" that can take the ball from anyone during his prime.

But his body now is very different when he move to Clippers and in a sense I will call that he is busted already as he can't play one whole season without having injuries. They even design minutes restrictions for him to prevent his body to fall or at least prevent an injuries. They put him on. rigorous training program that at the start of last year season, his quads and legs seems to improved a lot but it didn't help at all.

Agreed he is one of the biggest what ifs. Seems like a good dude too.  He is definitely unlucky in that his body won't keep up with him.  He is on eof those players who doesn't look like they should be good but when he is healthy no one in the NBA can guard him.  Never seen anyone get so many open shots for themselves.  Unfortunately time isn't on his side he is Def on the backside of his career.

Crazy how one play against a dirty player seemingly derailed Kawhi from what an amazing career. Not to say he hasn’t had one, but he was certainly cut down right before his prime by a dirty close out. At least the NBA addressed the issue with a rule change, but you have to wonder how good Kawhi could have been.

He's just underrated.

Sadly, there are players that have been at the top of fans preference and that's why they're more getting recognition. They're talking about title's and what, while some are getting the huge contracts despite not even touching a finals game.

And if it's about title, no doubt that Kawhi did it without that much of a superstar roster for his last or most recent title still, he's able to count on that roster that he's been with.

Kawhi has always been one of the biggest "what ifs" in the history of NBA, of course there are a lot more as well and this isn't at the top for sure but he is a big one. This dude won 2 fmvp's and is not even considered remotely anywhere the top, not even in any top 10 topics ever, I am not saying that he is not in it, I am saying he is not even considered to be in it at all, ever.

How many other 2 time finals mvp's can you name that people wouldn't even consider a small slight chance of them being in top 10? Nobody. That dude spent 2 years as bringing championship to his team, and all rest of his career as spending time resting his injury. That's really not normal and should be considered a bit weird but unlucky at the same time.

I just saw the news that there is a rule in the new CBA(The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBPA and the NBA) that if Harden doesn't attend camp, philadelphia can suspend his contract. They can sit him for a year and prevent him from playing for another team. So, as you have pointed out. That is exactly right. Is he going to really just waste his final years? There must be something else he is considering, otherwise it seems quite an unintelligent move to me that he is doing. Either Morey will be fired and the incoming gm's first order of business will be to get rid of Harden or Morey will stay and Harden will sit on the bench maybe until the trade deadline, maybe all season. Harden's opt-in to his contract is very weird. Harden could have had no contract, he exercised his player option instead of signing with the team of his choice. This made me think that Morey probably promised Harden a max contract this summer and he didn't keep his word.