![]() Injuries took away the first two chances, so this feels like he’s down to the final strike. Cousins in particular is signing his third “prove it” deal in the last three years. There’s a brand new coach and a couple of players (Wall and Cousins) who see this as a golden opportunity to prove themselves to the NBA. There’s less compromise here than in Congress. The Rockets have made it clear that they will not trade Harden for pennies on the dollar, and Stone knows that any Harden trade will be his legacy for a long time. One of the best players on the planet, with two years left on his contract, still does not want to be in town. ![]() One truncated preseason later (that included Chris Clemons tearing his Achilles), the awkwardness is still readily apparent in Houston. apologized for ruining Houston’s playoff chances in the bubble. ![]() Tucker is mad about not getting an extension and Danuel House Jr. ![]() Mike D’Antoni announced his departure on the plane ride back to Houston, Daryl Morey quit a few days later, Rafael Stone was named general manager, Stephen Silas was hired as head coach, Russell Westbrook and James Harden hated each other, both players asked for trades, Robert Covington was traded, Christian Wood was signed in free agency, Russ was traded for John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins signed, and Harden turned down the richest annual average contract extension in NBA history to prove that he really wanted out of Houston. ![]()
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