Remember when people were debating whether the Thunder should keep Harden or Ibaka? Yeah, those were good times. But the debates were ended when Harden was unceremoniously traded to the Rockets. Was it the right move?
I think it probably was. Harden is definitely really good, but he was also prohibitevly expensive and takes up a lot of the ball. Ibaka, on the other hand, doesn’t need the ball to make an impact on the game. And last time I checked, Harden doesn’t lead the league in any of the statistical categories.