Saturday, reigning NBA Sixth Man Of The Year winner James Harden was traded from Oklahoma City to Houston. Now it's up to the Rockets to resign the upcoming free agent. The writing was on the wall during the London Olympics this summer. Big man Serge Ibaka was resigned by OKC, that alone spoke volume, meaning Harden may not be in future plans. Durant and Westbrook obviously are already in the Thunder future plans as they were already resigned. The move clearly was all about the $ and at the end of the day, the NBA is a business. Especially after the organization and Harden representatives couldn't agree on an extension. OKC Thunder front office orginally are from San Antonio and clearly that was a Spurs type move. OKC also will receive some draft picks in the trade and a few young players including UConn rookie Jeremy Lamb. Kevin Martin is another player the Thunder got in the trade. He can score the basketball as a 3rd option, especially when he's on the floor with Westbrook and Durant. OKC should be a major player in the Western Conference for years to come.
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