The rumors have been floating since December that James Harden is looking at returning to Houston and playing for the Rockets to end his career. Examining that idea closely, it seems more like a negotiating ploy than a real threat.
A hat tip to the new WIP Morning Show for bringing up the Harden ‘smokescreen’, but I had been thinking about James Harden’s situation for a while and how going back to Houston seems like a crock.
To put it bluntly:
Houston bringing back Harden makes zero sense for them, unless on a short, cheap contract, which he would not agree to.