James Harden says OKC broke up a championship team over $4,000,000
“My rookie year, we the eighth seed. We played the Lakers, who were the number one seed. Scared them for sure. They won the championship”
“My second year, we in the Western Conference Finals against Dallas. They won the championship”
“My third year, we in the Finals against the Heat. That was LeBron's first championship”
“That summer we go to the Olympics, we win the gold medal. My fourth year, traded a couple days before the first game”
Q: “How good do you think that team would've been if you all stayed together?”
Harden: “At least two championships. At the minimum”
Q: “Do you think you would've developed into the player you are?”
Harden: “Probably not. I was going to have to eventually start starting. I only did that for the sacrifice for the team, it made us better. My swag was getting there to where my fourth year, I'm not no sixth man. It was over $4 million”
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