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James Harden to Nets in reported blockbuster trade stuns NBA Twitter
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Nets' reported blockbuster for Harden leaves NBA Twitter stunned originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Meet the new Eastern Conference.
The Rockets are trading superstar James Harden to the Nets as part of a massive deal that involves four teams and also will send Pacers star Victor Oladipo to Houston and Brooklyn's Caris LeVert to Indiana, according to multiple reports Wednesday.
Here's the full trade, per The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Sources: Full current trade:
Rockets: Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, 3 BKN first-rounders (22, 24, 26), 1 MIL first (22, unprotected), 4 BKN 1st round swaps (21, 23, 25, 27)
Nets: James Harden
Pacers: Caris LeVert, 2nd-rounder
Cavs: Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021
Harden finally gets his ticket out of Houston and teams up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn, where Steve Nash's team has stumbled to a 6-6 start amid some off-court drama.
Needless to say, the blockbuster sent shockwaves through the NBA Twittersphere.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 13, 2021
All of us rn pic.twitter.com/zALK3vmLks
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) January 13, 2021
The new-look Nets pic.twitter.com/mNqZ8t4OdI
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 13, 2021
NBA fans rn: pic.twitter.com/6VxvMK6Svc
— ESPN (@espn) January 13, 2021
How we feel getting all of these trade notifications. 😱 pic.twitter.com/Kp4yiAFTwq
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) January 13, 2021
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers reportedly were in the mix to land Harden, but it appears the three-time scoring champion sought a reunion with his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate in Durant.
Whatever the future of Kyrie Irving with the Nets, this trade does one more important thing for Brooklyn: It makes a strong case to help keep the franchise's most important player -- Kevin Durant -- beyond his current contract.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2021
While the Nets now have three of the most talented scorers in basketball, some are a little skeptical that Durant, Harden and Irving can co-exist.
The Brooklyn Nets in a gif. #NBA #Celtics pic.twitter.com/bovEuZzIdt
— Trenni Kusnierek (@trenni) January 13, 2021
Brooklyn adding Harden to the Nets locker room pic.twitter.com/NSCuUYWZvO
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 13, 2021
I can't wait to see Harden and Kyrie not play together.
— Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) January 13, 2021
kyrie, harden, and KD sharing the ball in brooklyn pic.twitter.com/ZWWx8rjEVj
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) January 13, 2021
Others questioned Brooklyn's decision to part with three first-round picks and four pick swaps less than 10 years after Billy King's disastrous trade for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in 2013.
— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) January 13, 2021
In fairness how could the Brooklyn Nets know that it's bad to trade away multiple first-round picks? pic.twitter.com/3YAq4odoPZ
— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) January 13, 2021
the 2026 Nets are going to look a little like the 2016 Nets
— CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) January 13, 2021
Sean Marks checking his personal phone pic.twitter.com/NkxXd07NxB
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 13, 2021
The bottom line? Get your popcorn ready, because the Nets are going to be must-see TV whether they succeed or fail.
