Is James Harden playing the first game of his last season with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, when the Rockets and visiting Oklahoma State Thunder open their 2020-21 seasons?
Time will tell. But Harden has made clear his desire to leave Houston after eight productive seasons, a run that has produced three scoring titles, two trips to the Western Conference Finals and an MVP trophy.
The experiment of teaming former Thunder guards Harden and Russell Westbrook lasted all of one season, with Houston pulling the plug and trading Westbrook to Washington in exchange for John Wall.
In a busy offseason, the Rockets also lost forwards Robert Covington (Portland) and Jeff Green (Bro…
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