The James Harden Dilemma Part 1

The James Harden Dilemma Part 1

Ladies and gentleman, The Beard is on the move! Yes that's right, James Harden has indeed been traded, and while the idea of a Harden trade wasn't ridiculous, the timing of this trade just two days before the start of the 2012-2013 season seems really strange to everybody, including the Thunder roster. As a Spur's(small market) fan writing this post, it pains me to see a big 3 broken up due to a lack of financial flexibility, which btw, I'll discuss in my next post, But with Harden's departure anyway, the top western conference teams are cheering since it looks like the road to the finals just got a little bit easier for them.

When looking at both sides of the argument(keeping or letting Harden go in case you zoned out) whether or not you agreed with Presti letting Harden go, the Thunder were going to lose something either way, and in the end Presti choose to take financial flexibility over a talented(but highly priced) core of young players. So basically, instead of raging over what the Thunder lost in this deal, you might as well just think optimistically about what the Thunder gained, and that they will at least have enough room financially over the next few years to improve the roster, should changes need to be made.

Part 2 will discuss financial flexibility and how the CBA changes did NOTHING to change the balance between small and big market teams. And yes, I did do this in Halloween colors.