James Harden earned his first MVP Award last year after leading the NBA in scoring and leading the Rockets to the league’s best record. Somehow, The Beard managed to elevate his game to another level over the offseason.
Harden is averaging a league leading 36.3 points per game this season. If he can keep scoring at this pace, he’ll become the first player since Kobe Bryant in the 2005-06 season to average at least 35 points per game in a season.
Harden’s ability to put points up on the board is great, but it’s his consistency that really makes him so amazing.