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Does James Harden Joining The Clippers Make Them The NBA Title Favorite

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:01 am
by ten
There has been a lot of excitement and vilification lately about James Harden joining the Clippers.

Yes the 76ers finally bit the bullet and James Harden is gonna be a Clipper for the rest of the season.

This being James Harden, that's if he wants to be a Clipper for the rest of the season.

The vilification of this trade though, might be a bit of a stretch. I certainly see the addition of James Harden to the Clippers as mostly a win for them.

They have two elite but injury prone super stars in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Having a James Harden who is mostly fit throughout the regular season, will be a great stabilizer.

James Harden and his old pal Westbrook are now getting back to recap their OKC Thunder title run days. And given that Westbrook almost single handedly made the Clippers a playoffs hot pick last season means that this reunion could see the two giving the Clippers the firepower they need to really make a go for at least winning the Conference championship.

Now, I don't know if they will be good enough to win the NBA championship.

Sure, you got 4 superstars at various levels of health and a dogged supporting cast, but I don't quite know how well this group will mesh together. Is there a clear leader, like there is with Jimmy Butler on the Heat, or Luka Doncic on the Mavericks, or Lebron on the Lakers? Who takes the last shot? Even, who will be the primary ball handler? And are they gonna be happy getting James Harden taking more shots the way he likes to do and being more of a shooting threat in that regard? Who has to sacrifice here?

These are big questions, but if I were the Clippers, I'd be happy to have them.

The real icing on the cake is the addition of PJ Tucker, a championship type player. Now they have at least a couple of players who have won the NBA championship, who know what a title run takes. That's huge if you're the Clippers.

And I've got one of the best coaches in the league. And I got Kawhi. I'd say the decks are loaded. Time to go fishing!!!

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