By Arslan Ubul, PSO Research Analyst
Jan 15, 2021

Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets made a blockbuster trade to reunite James Harden and Kevin Durant. Nets will now have the luxury of having two MVPs and the two greatest scorers of this generation at their disposal, along with superstar Kyrie Irving. The trio will cost Brooklyn a pretty penny, but the Nets won’t mind one bit if they are able to get their hands on the Larry O’Brien trophy. It’s now NBA Championship or bust for a team that has never won one in history. 

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the James Harden trade:

KD and Harden are 2 of the greatest scorers ever to be teammates

  • 2020-21 Nets will be the 1st team to feature 2 players who have won 3+ scoring titles each in NBA history
  • Kevin Durant & James Harden are 2 of the only 4 players to win 3 straight scoring titles since 1976
  • James Harden (29.6) and Kevin Durant (27.7) have the highest PPG since 2013 and have won 7 of the last 11 scoring titles
 
BKN Stock Price$9.50 (via FANDEX)

James Harden will leave Houston as one of the greatest Rockets of all time.

Brooklyn’s new Big 3 costs the equivalent of some NBA team’s entire payrolls.

  • James Harden, KD, & Kyrie alone cost ($114.8M) more than 5 NBA team payrolls in 2020-21 (NYK, OKC, CHA, SAC, ATL)

The 3x scoring champ ended his Houston tenure in the worst offensive slump of his Rockets career.

Brooklyn would be 1 of the few teams to ever win a title with multiple MVPs from other franchises.

  • The Brooklyn Nets will now look to be the 3rd team in NBA history to win a NBA title with 2 MVPs from other teams

 

 
 

 

 

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