James Harden wants to go to Brooklyn

James Harden wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets

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00:00 It's NBA trade season and the biggest story right now is the possibility of James Harden

00:05 Heading to Brooklyn to join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but does that move actually make sense for the Nets?

00:12 I'm here now with the fantasy exec Corey Parson and our Ben Pickman and guys the way I look at it is there are

00:18 Rightful concerns about fit, but if you have a chance to add James Harden you have to do it Corey. What do you think?

00:27 Yeah, when you look at this, I think it's a yes and no situation. Let's start with the positives

00:31 Obviously James Harden one of the top players in the league

00:34 So now you put him Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together

00:36 You got two MVP caliber players and you got a guy in Kawhi and Kyrie Irving who has just been excellent

00:42 Throughout the course of his career when he when he's healthy

00:44 So you have a big market got these superstar players, even though there'll be the most hated team in said big market

00:51 Listen, it makes sense on paper

00:54 But basketball games are not one on paper championships are not one on paper

00:58 Now you take them to expect a consideration of it will first year head coach and you have two of the more

01:03 Interesting personalities in the NBA with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant not to mention the fact we've already seen two lead guards

01:12 Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook more or less say they want to get away from James Harden

01:16 We know how dominant he is at a basketball. So I think you can go either way

01:20 I think it's a good move, but I would not be surprised if this perceived super team

01:24 Does not do so well in their first year if they're put together

01:27 Well, Ben the one pushback the biggest pushback has been that there's only one basketball to go around

01:32 Right, and I'm not really concerned

01:35 I mean, I think the concern is obviously right one basketball

01:38 But you have three stars who have shown the ability to be unselfish right think about James Harden in

01:43 2016-17 he actually led the NBA in assists that year with 11.2 the following season

01:50 He averaged nearly nine assists per game right Harden is a capable passer and you have to believe that if you put him alongside

01:57 Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving that he's a little bit more willing to not just ball stop and dribble 40 feet from the hoop

02:03 But instead to really orchestrate the offense, you know

02:06 He might actually be the best passer on that team if you put them all together and especially if you're Brooklyn

02:12 Considering what well you might have to give up to get a James Harden, right?

02:16 If it's Karis Lavergne and Jared Allen and picks right Spencer didn't Woody

02:21 Maybe if that is all you're giving up to get James Harden, especially with Steve Nash

02:25 Who you have to trust can figure this out as well. I make that deal up on the Brooklyn

02:30 Franchises spend years and years and years tanking to get a player like James Harden

02:35 If you haven't the ability to bring him in and he's under contract. I think you have to do it

02:40 He's insurance in case of injury for the other two guys if things don't go right

02:45 With Kyrie for whatever reason bottom line is you have to trust the talent of those big three to make it work

02:52 And and I just don't think you can say no to add James Harden to your roster

02:57 You

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