HOUSTON--Isang long-term extension contract ang nakatakdang pirmahan ni James Harden para sa Houston Rockets bago ang pagbubukas ng regular season.
Nakasama na ang Sixth Man of the Year sa Houston Rockets noong Linggo matapos i-trade ng Oklahoma City Thunder noong Sabado.
Sa pagdadala kay Harden sa Houston, nakuha ng Thunder sina guards Kevin Martin at Jeremy Lamb, ang dalawang first-round picks at isang second-round pick.
Ibinigay naman sa Rockets sina center Cole Aldrich at forwards Daequan Cook at Lazar Hayward.
“It happened so fast, it happened very fast,” sabi ni Harden. “But this is the position I’m in now. Just have to make the best out of it. I’m with Houston now. I just have to come in here and play hard and win games.”
Ayon kay Thunder general manager Sam Presti, nabigyan ng Rockets si Harden ng magandang kontrata na hindi maibibigay ng Oklahoma City.
“Quite honestly, the value of the trade was greater based on the fact that the Rockets could offer him the contract that he was seeking,” ani Presti.