All things james-harden
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
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![Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/871fe60a7f8467b13a836547f54d5afb.jpg)
![James Harden finally found a restaurant willing to carry his wine](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/1a9aaadcf778f30e637e46c679e5eb43.jpg)
![James Harden finally found a restaurant willing to carry his wine](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1a9aaadcf778f30e637e46c679e5eb43.jpg)
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecut...
![Who is the best point guard in the NBA?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/820987e1103ec1eb97e709d57d8faf61.jpg)
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the ...
![Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/871fe60a7f8467b13a836547f54d5afb.jpg)
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injurie...
![James Harden finally found a restaurant willing to carry his wine](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1a9aaadcf778f30e637e46c679e5eb43.jpg)
James Harden finally found a restaurant willing to carry his wine
Are you looking for traditional flavors with a Japanese flare, a stunning lounge with a live DJ, bow...
![Are these Clippers Kenough?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b5999800c11e981b91f95fdc39b62813.jpg)
Are these Clippers Kenough?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and character...
![Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/685be5a79ca8cb70755465bd7e5c08e7.jpg)
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and character...
![Don't count on the LA Clippers — they're sure to let you down](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/280336b2733fb3b5bc42624d595f9bc2.jpg)
Don't count on the LA Clippers — they're sure to let you down
The Los Angeles Clippers have been a delightful surprise in the NBA since bouncing back from a rough...
![Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/886934d6a39ce2cae6a55cac007214ac.jpg)
Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining baske...
![It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53bbe81d6c8208b5e73426b88dd9d93f.jpg)
It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers
Curses run deep. They fester in bloodlines, foundations and scorched Earth and are lamented in prose...
![Gilbert Arenas xenophobic NBA rant is the nonsense JJ Reddick warned us about](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/e7aaaf74af19dce9f844f136db012356.jpg)
Gilbert Arenas xenophobic NBA rant is the nonsense JJ Reddick warned us about
Why anyone listens to former Memphis Grizzlies guard Gilbert Arenas is beyond me. He could be an ent...
![Here's why Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/311a2e68de065d6a4f56909cf37ca45f.jpg)
Here's why Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic
Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been the leading active stakeholder in carrying Kobe Bry...
![JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/cc471db6f9720c73b42c409abd2c5bea.png)
JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on h...
![In this age of unprecendent access, we should take inside info with a grain of salt](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c4fcbd184f29af613d97a7263425a71a.jpg)
In this age of unprecendent access, we should take inside info with a grain of salt
We are in the age of the easiest, most direct access we’ve ever seen. That goes triple for sports wh...
![Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/460c41124c72a4620e37e2f5101a76ec.jpg)
Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with t...
![As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1ea193a86fdeae9377f78c2634626b0c.jpg)
As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since...
![NBA trade deadline winners & losers; Doc Rivers already starting to lose Bucks players; Jalen Brunson the best PG in the league?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b56cf1d642e73893b7d36d3ca99d342e.jpg)
NBA trade deadline winners & losers; Doc Rivers already starting to lose Bucks players; Jalen Brunson the best PG in the league?
So, now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to digest things and get all the Doc Rivers 3-1 lead jokes ...
![Tyrese Maxey is learning that life as Trae Young is harder than it looks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53efffcabd49dde08004a55dd211f6bb.jpg)
Tyrese Maxey is learning that life as Trae Young is harder than it looks
Life as Tyrese Maxey has been an auspicious existence. He entered an ideal scenario as an ancillary ...
![The 2024 NBA trade deadline is DOA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6f0c12e0b64efea51f2b40c00ee90fad.jpg)
The 2024 NBA trade deadline is DOA
Please for the love of God stop reading this. The 2024 deadline has absolutely no pulse. Do not conf...
![Kyrie Irving says NY mayor to blame for lackluster Nets tenure](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/64bb2be2c6684aa659414a3a4c75f1ee.jpg)
Kyrie Irving says NY mayor to blame for lackluster Nets tenure
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving made his return to the Barclays Center for the first time since ...
![Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d569c50382c607735960763543aa8250.jpg)
Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA
At his introductory press conference on Sept. 22, 2022, Jalen Brunson sat at a podium, decked out in...