James Harden has apparently made his intentions known to the Houston Rockets, turning down an unprecedented contract, requesting a trade and becoming the latest superstar to publicly leverage unhappiness with his franchise.
It doesn’t mean, though, the Rockets have to cave into Harden’s demands after saying “No thanks” to $50 million a year and ship him to Brooklyn to play with Kevin Durant.
Harden communicated this to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, sources tell Yahoo Sports, but you’d find just as many who believe the Rockets won’t trade Harden as you will who say the Rockets should trade him.