For years, the Philadelphia 76ers have lacked a guard able to create his own shot. So when James Harden entered the fold weeks ago at the trade deadline, it’s not surprising that his ability to score the basketball was the headliner. After all, he’s a three-time scoring champion, topping out at a whopping 36.1 points per game back during the 2018-19 season.
However, it was a bit surprising that his distributing abilities were given such short shrift. Harden also led the league with 11.2 assists back in 2016-17, and despite his less-than-harmonious time spent in Brooklyn this season, he currently sits second in the league at 10.