Rockets Passed On James Harden Reunion Due To Concerns On How He'd Impact Young Core

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• Rockets Passed On James Harden Reunion Due To Concerns On How He'd Impact Young Core

  Despite mutual interest and a clear need at point guard following Fred VanVleet's torn ACL, the Houston Rockets declined to pursue a reunion with James Harden this season, prioritizing the development of their young core over a short-term fix, sources told ESPN. Harden's representatives contacted Houston after the Los Angeles Clippers stumbled to a 6-21 start, gauging interest in a potential return to the franchise that originally built around him before trading him to the Brooklyn Nets in Ja...

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  Article published:May 4, 3:11 PM ET

• Rockets rumors: James Harden, Houston share mutual reunion interest, but there's a catch

  While the Houston Rockets are out of the playoffs and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still in the mix for a possible championship this postseason, rumors are floating around that James Harden and the Rockets’ organization have had mutual interest for a reunion in past years. However, for whatever reason, that reunion has just not come […] The post Rockets rumors: James Harden, Houston share mutual reunion interest, but there’s a catch appeared first on ClutchPoints.

  Publisher:ClutchPointsArticle published:May 4, 3:09 PM ET