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)
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.
Here are some more fan tweets,
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.
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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