The Rockets have $125 million in guaranteed salary for this season, and a Tucker extension will put Houston in the luxury tax for a second consecutive season. That could change ifJames Hardenis traded and Houston takes back less money in the deal. ...
But since he requested a trade midseason, the money he could've made changed. If he did stick around with the Nets, Harden would've been the first player to eclipse $60 million in one season while getting paid at 37. After the Nets traded Harden to the Sixers, he agreed to sign a...
The absurdly explosive Westbrook did come awfully close on two occasions, first in his fourth season when he, along with Durant and Harden, helped lead the Thunder to the Finals where they fell 4-1 to the Heat, and then in 2015-16, Durant’s final season in Oklahoma City, when the Thu...
Oklahoma City famously traded away James Harden, but did you know the Thunder also passed on Steph Curry? OKC held the third pick in the 2009 draft, and grabbed Harden instead of Curry. The thinking appeared to be that Curry wasn't a great fit with Russell Westbrook in the backcourt, as...
James Harden Another case where he’s a free agent but nobody thinks he is leaving Los Angeles — the Clippers knew they would have to pay up when they traded for him. Plus, as he saw when he was forcing that trade, Harden realizes there is not much of a market for him outsid...
The Beatles (1965):The Beatles traded their pop smarts for something more mature on 'Rubber Soul,' up to that point the most accomplished album made by a rock band. The seeds of the music's future can be heard in "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Nowhere Man" and "In My ...
The team most known for giving up Buhner is the Yankees -- a mistakeimmortalized by “Seinfeld.”That being said, Buhner did get a cup of coffee with New York before he was traded to Seattle for Ken Phelps and went on to hit more than 300 home runs. The Yankees actually got Buhner ...
The Beatles (1965):The Beatles traded their pop smarts for something more mature on 'Rubber Soul,' up to that point the most accomplished album made by a rock band. The seeds of the music's future can be heard in "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Nowhere Man" and "In My ...
He took a ton of midrange jumpers, the onion-on-my-belt of the late ’90s and early aughts, but he did have touch outside and a willingness to fire—especially the sort of pull-up 3s that have become such a vital part of the offensive arsenal for virtually every great contemporary ...
The Beatles (1965):The Beatles traded their pop smarts for something more mature on 'Rubber Soul,' up to that point the most accomplished album made by a rock band. The seeds of the music's future can be heard in "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Nowhere Man" and "In My ...