James Harden preferred to be teammates at John Wall rather than running him back at Russell Westbrook. Harden still wants to be traded by the Rockets either way.
“He had a preference for John Wall over Westbrook,” Adrian Wojnarowski said on ESPN Thursday morning. “Though Harden has been moving teammates in and out for the past few years. Bringing Chris Paul in, moving him off. The same goes for Russell Westbrook now.
“The Rockets are not sure whether that will be enough to convince him that he wants to be there in the long term. You have a pillow to work with. Remember James Harden is still under contract for two years. So they’re going to start the season with Harden and Wall, and they’re hoping John Wall can get back to that all-star form. A five-time all-star, a former number 1 overall. If they can bring John Wall back to a high level they are confident that it will help convince James Harden. “
Harden and Westbrook were also teammates at the Oklahoma City Thunder before.
“Both point guards wanted to join the other team,” said Wojnarowski von Wall and Westbrook.
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