Official 2012-2013 NBA Thread

[Al Bundy]

Looks like James Harden has been To the Rockets for Jeremey Lamb, Kevin Martin and future picks. Plus... this is a general NBA thread.

[RunKC]

God ****ing damnit mother ****er!!!!!


Oh well. We had no choice.

[WhitiE]

It's good we traded him instead of watching him leave in free agency

[KC_Connection]

Well...that's a bad trade for OKC. Their team just took a serious value hit today....Harden was one of the best players in the NBA last season when he was on the court (see his rate stats).

Who's going to beat the Heat this year now? The answer would seem to be nobody.

[The Bad Guy]

I love Lamb's upside, but Martin is a terrible fit there.

Harden is going to be a stud there.

[rico]

Lol, I was looking for a thread to post this in, but couldn't find one. This was going to be my opportunity to really add something that hadn't been posted already!!! Mr. Bundy, you have ruined my breakthrough, shining moment.

[The Bad Guy]

Why not make this move at the deadline? I mean, Harden was essential to their success in the post-season. He was a matchup nightmare from the standpoint he could dominate the ball, and he was probably the best at attacking the basket late in games when teams were worried about Durant on the wing.

Kevin Martin is a nice spot up shooter, but he offers little else.

Thunder will be fine, but I think the Lakers are clearly the favorites now in the West.

[RealSNR]

Cole Aldrich is involved in the trade too! Why don't you mention that, hmm?

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Who's going to beat the Heat this year now? The answer would seem to be nobody.

The Lakers in the finals maybe.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by SNR

Cole Aldrich is involved in the trade too! Why don't you mention that, hmm?

Since I have no team to root for I'll again root for KU players and against the Lakers.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Dr. Johnny Fever

The Lakers in the finals maybe.

Kobe and Nash aren't exactly the same as they used to be. Certainly a better chance for them of getting there now, though.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Kobe and Nash aren't exactly the same as they used to be.

No but they're still quite good and Dwight Howard is as good as he used to be. Note I said "maybe."

[-King-]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Kobe and Nash aren't exactly the same as they used to be. Certainly a better chance for them of getting there now, though.

They are still better than 95% of the rest of the players in the league.

[-King-]

James Harden traded to Rockets
Updated: October 27, 2012, 11:23 PM ET
ESPN.com news services

The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to the Houston Rockets, breaking up the young core of the Western Conference champions.

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The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal that was completed Saturday night.

Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich, and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston. Yahoo! Sports first reported the trade.

Harden will become a free agent next summer if Houston doesn't sign him to an extension by Oct. 31, but sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein late Saturday the Rockets intend to sign the swingman to the max contract extension he was seeking from the Thunder before Wednesday's midnight deadline.

The Thunder offered Harden $55.5 million over four years -- $4.5 million less than the max deal Harden coveted and will get from the Rockets, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

The Thunder had already signed Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to long-term deals, and apparently realized Harden was going to want a bigger salary than they would offer.

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[-King-]

Dan Le Batard Show ‏@LeBatardShow

OKC trades Harden to Houston, and sign-and-trades the Western Conference Championship to the Lakers.