James Harden insisted on Friday that he was disrespectful to no one when he wanted to leave the Houston Rockets and forced a trade to the Brooklyn Nets.
Harden made it clear after his last game with Houston that it would not succeed with the Rockets and he did not have the confidence that the team would be able to compete for a title, and less than 24 hours after the comments to the media to which he was traded. the Nets in a four-team blockbuster.
During his introductory press conference, Harden said he did not feel respectful.
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“I was disrespectful to anyone. Those guys were just there in Houston, I was there a very long time. I went through all the ups and downs with the organization. And I was not disrespectful to the organization. anyone, ‘Harden told the New York Post.
‘I just made a remark that the team as a whole was not good enough to compete for a title. And at this stage of my career where I am now, that’s what I would like to be. So I did not want to disrespect anyone, especially not the organization. And I’m excited to be here in Brooklyn and excited for a fresh start. ‘
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Brooklyn hopes Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be on the floor soon at the same time. Irving is about to return to his squad after his mysterious absence, but will not be available to play when Harden makes his debut on Saturday night.
Harden explained why he wanted to go to Brooklyn.
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“Of course you have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the team, and then, surrounded by those guys, you have a lot of great pieces in DeAndre (Jordan), Jeff (Green), shooters in Joe (Harris) and Landry (Shamet)), he said via the team’s website.
“You just look at this whole roster, and it’s just built for every style of basketball you want. And then the coaching staff, who know the basketball game at a high level, just have to put everything together and it’s like it’s a legitimate one. chance just there. It was a problem for me. ‘