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The Houston Rockets reported offer to the Boston Celtics for James Harden leaked and it was simply too much. Let’s break it down.
On Thursday morning, Boston Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge commented for the first time on the James Harden trade rumors. It seems as though the price that the Houston Rockets were asking from the Cs was too steep, leading to the Brooklyn Nets ultimately swooping in to grab the superstar.
Ainge spoke on 98.5 The Sports Hub the day after the trade, stating that the team did have conversations about the former MVP:
“Yeah, we had conversations regarding James, not recently but yeah, we did have conversations.