18. Oklahoma City Thunder trade James Harden
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The Oklahoma City Thunder took James Harden with the third overall pick in 2009, and used him off the bench as the league’s most versatile sixth man. But prior to the 2012-13 season, the Thunder made a decision to deal Harden to the Houston Rockets in return for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks that were used on Steven Adams and Mitch McGary.
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Harden immediately transformed into one of the best players in the NBA, averaging 27 points per game over the last four years with the Rockets. It’s easy to forget that the Thunder once had a young core of Harden, Westbrook, and Durant. Oh how things have changed…
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