Houston Rockets: Analyzing the polarizing legacy of James Harden

Houston Rockets guard James Harden is one of the best players in the NBA and will one day be remembered as one of the greatest to ever play. But how will we view his legacy?

Houston Rockets star James Harden is one of the best players in the NBA today and will one day be remembered as one of the greatest to ever lace ‘em up.

But how will he be remembered?

Today we’re going to take a look at James Harden’s legacy and see how he should stack up against other NBA greats once it’s all said and done…

*I also cover all of this James Harden stuff (and more) in the latest episode of the Around the Arc podcast. Check it out below!

A stat machine

Since coming into the league, James Harden’s stats have increased just about every year and he is at the point now where he is putting up borderline unheard of offensive numbers.

Most thought the Beard had finally hit his peak in his MVP campaign a couple of years ago when he put up over 30 points and almost nine assists a night for a 65-win squad. But no…

He came back last year and upped his scoring to an absurd 36 points per game. To put that into perspective, if Harden played in the same year when Wilt averaged over 50 points, he would have averaged over 60.

All of this is to say that when his career is all said and done, James will be rather high on a number of all-time lists such as points, assists, 3-pointers made and free throws made.

The fact is James Harden is one of the most lethal, efficient and dangerous offensive players we’ve seen in NBA history and he has the numbers to back that up.