Rockets trade James Harden to Nets in blockbuster deal according to reports
Report: Rockets trade James Harden to Nets in blockbuster deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
James Harden got his wish.
The Houston Rockets have traded their All-Star guard to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelbourne.
Harden isn't the only All-Star being traded, as Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo is heading to the Rockets as part of the deal in exchange for a package from Brooklyn centered around guard Caris Levert.
The Rockets will receive Rodions Kurucs, four first-round picks and four-picks swaps from Brooklyn in the deal, as well as Dante Exum from Cleveland. Two Nets players, Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince, head to the Cavaliers.
Reporting w/ @RamonaShelburne: Brooklyn’s acquiring James Harden in a three-way deal with Cleveland. Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, four 1st round picks – including Cavs’ 2022 first via Bucks -- and 4 Nets pick swaps to Rockets. Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince to Cavs. https://t.co/qM0ZDH4dH3
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2021
The Indiana Pacers are moving Victor Oladipo to the Rockets for package around Caris LeVert, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021
Here are the full details of the four-team mega-deal.
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
The blockbuster trade comes less than 24 hours after Harden said he didn't think the situation between him and the Rockets "can be fixed."
"I love this city. I literally have done everything that I can," Harden said Tuesday night. "I mean, this situation is crazy. It's something that I don't think can be fixed."
His new teammate, John Wall, also seemed to call out Harden on Tuesday, saying that it was hard to do anything as a team when everyone wasn't bought in.
In Brooklyn, Harden will reunite with Kevin Durant, who he played alongside for three seasons in Oklahoma City. Mike D'Antoni, who was Harden's head coach in Houston for four years, is also on the Nets coaching staff.