Top NBA Player James Harden gets ahead of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry in terms of most point games 

James Harden Jr’ is one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history and has been called the best shooting guard in the NBA. He is certainly among the top overall players in the league. 

Recently the StatMuse Twitter handle posted some incredible stats which show that Harden is way past some of the best NBA players in the current time which include the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and even Steph Curry. 

The stat is about the active players with the most 40-Point games which James Harden is at 101 while the next best is Lebron James with 69 times followed by Kevin Durant (62) AND Steph Curry (52) 

Most 40-point games by active players:

101 — James Harden
69 — LeBron James
62 — Kevin Durant
52 — Steph Curry
50 — Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/9GysjsABTQ

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 18, 2022

Many NBA fans also tweeted their reaction to this amazing stat and praised Harden Jr. Some fans called him the greatest scorer of this generation.

James Harden is the greatest scorer of this generation. Argue with a wall

— Bruce (@BrususLaLegend7) July 18, 2022

Here are some more fan tweets,

harden is one of the best scorers we have ever seen but it’s more a reflection of his playing style in Huston

— vitor (@KingKunta35) July 18, 2022

james harden should have all your respect especially after taking that pay cut. top 5 player this decade imo

— matteo rodella (@matteorodellaa) July 18, 2022

That 30+ points streak of his will be hard to beat

— Samuel (@Sam_sational1) July 18, 2022

top 3 this decade easily

— JH4L (@kaneyzyi) July 18, 2022

James Harden took a pay cut with the new 76ers contract 

The 32-year-old opted out of his $47 million player contract for the 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Instead, he opted for a one plus one deal two-year contract with a player option to create more roster flexibility.

James Harden is taking a $15 million paycut for next season that allowed Philadelphia to elevate roster — with sole focus on a championship run in 2023.

Sources: James Harden is taking a $15 million paycut for next season that allowed Philadelphia to elevate roster — with sole focus on a championship run in 2023. Harden opted out of his $47M player option and now plans to sign a new two-year deal with a player option in Year 2.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 8, 2022

In a recent interview with Yahoo Sports “Chris Haynes, Harden discussed why he opted for payout and how it will help his team add more talent in their quest for one of the best East teams.

“I had conversations with Daryl [Morey], and it was explained how we could get better and what the market value was for certain players. I told Daryl to improve the roster, sign who we needed to sign and give me whatever is left over,” Harden said. “This is how bad I want to win. I want to compete in a championship. That’s all that matters to me at this stage. I’m willing to take less to put us in a position to accomplish that.”

Harden will take a $15 million pay cut which will allow the 76ers to manoeuvre free agency with a little room for more players to sign in. 

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