Bill Simmons went on a mini-Twitter rant today about the 2012 James Harden trade. The basic gist is he was right.
Kevin Durant is ALSO tired of Bill Simmons talking about the James Harden trade
KD took to Twitter to tell BS to chill.
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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.
