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Oklahoma City Thunder – Trying to be the Miami Heat Won’t End With an NBA Championship
When using the perfect vision glasses of hindsight, was trading James Harden the right decision? As of now, no, but titles in the near future, with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka leading the ship, will change that view on the controversial transaction, with the Oklahoma City Thunder putting the model of the Miami Heat in front of them as something to follow.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is Much More Than a Role Player
One postseason in which he wasn’t at his healthiest, and people are treating Jeremy Lin like a marginal player who should be sitting at the end of the bench. True, he isn’t James Harden and never will be, but the Houston Rockets have a very good point guard on their hands that they will benefit greatly from if they forget about trading him and push towards making him feel more comfortable on the court.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard & James Harden are a Champions Caliber Superstar Duo
While the Houston Rockets don’t have a third superstar to add to their high profile duo of Dwight Howard and James Harden (Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin aren’t that kind of player), if everything does fall into place next season, there’s no denying this is a good enough team to challenge for the NBA title.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Between Overrated & Underrated Limbo
The Houston Rockets have two much bigger superstars in terms of their importance on the court than Jeremy Lin, yet the three-year veteran continues to be a cause of much debate, and continuously be one of the players that walk the thin line between being overrated and underrated at the same time.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is Going to Have to Change, Not James Harden
At this stage of the offseason, there are quite a few questions about the Houston Rockets next season, despite the very promising initial outlook. One of those questions is Jeremy Lin and how much will his role with the team change. It’s pretty clear that despite his relative success during his first season with the team, James Harden isn’t going anywhere, and also isn’t the one who is going to have to adapt.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Will Thrive Next to Dwight Howard
Even as the best center in the NBA, Dwight Howard isn’t the kind of player who does well in any situation, with last season as a perfect example for the wrong scenario for him. With the Houston Rockets, a team with shooters and a co-star (maybe even bigger) in James Harden, things should go back to normal for Howard.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard With Jeremy Lin & James Harden; Can it Work?
Each season, at least early on, the team getting most of the attention is the one making the boldest offseason moves. Their year, it’ll obviously be the Houston Rockets, adding Dwight Howard to James Harden, Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons and Omer Asik and a team that made the first round of the playoffs last year, in an attempt to turn them into contenders.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Even Jeremy Lin Shouldn’t Be Forgotten Because of Dwight Howard
There’s no doubt that the arrival of Dwight Howard to the Houston Rockets is the biggest move of this offseason, but it doesn’t mean that what stood at the basis of the enthusiasm from last year’s team, which was mainly the arrival of James Harden and a bit earlier than that, Jeremy Lin, without forgetting about Omer Asik and Chandler Parsons as well, won’t be as important as it was last season.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Should be Happy About Dwight Howard
With all the trade rumors at first, it seemed like adding Dwight Howard to the Houston Rockets wasn’t going to be something Jeremy Lin is too happy about. However, things have changed, with the team not planning on moving any of their players at the moment, which makes the future connection between the point guard and the All-Star center vital to their success.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keeping Jeremy Lin & Omer Asik Because Dwight Howard & James Harden Want Them
Being a franchise player on a team means that decisions regarding adding and disposing of players involve you, which seems to be the case on the Houston Rockets, who are keeping Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin on the team partially because both Dwight Howard and James Harden want to play with them next season.