KD took to Twitter to tell BS to chill.
Bill Simmons went on a mini-Twitter rant today about the 2012 James Harden trade. The basic gist is he was right.
OKC newspaper piece about the Harden trade leaves out the key point - they didn't have to trade him when they did. http://t.co/yrdgViPR9s
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015
OKC could have made a 2013 title run and stayed under tax, then dealt with Harden's restricted free agency that summer. That's just a fact.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015
Harden wanted 60m for extension, OKC wouldn't go higher than 54m. They loved Houston's offer + severely underrated Harden's impact. Fact.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015
The key point - you make one more title run for 2013, then you figure it out. Every OKC competitor celebrated when they dealt Harden. Fact.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015
Last thing - I wrote about about OKC's Harden dilemma just a few weeks before they traded him. Interesting re-read. http://t.co/OpI9hzfyDQ
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 5, 2015
Simmons has been banging this drum for long enough, however, that even former Harden teammate Kevin Durant has heard enough.
@BillSimmons just let it go!
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 5, 2015
Sound advice. 2012 was a long time ago, after all. Fact.
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