James Harden traded from Houston Rockets to Brooklyn Nets in a four-team blockbuster deal, according to reports

James Harden traded from Houston Rockets to Brooklyn Nets in a four-team blockbuster deal, according to reports

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They are leaving the 31-year-old for Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team deal, according to several reports, including ESPN and The Athletic, citing sources familiar with the deal.

In exchange for Harden, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Houston is acquiring Nets ‘Caris LeVert and Rodions Kurucs, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dante Exum, three Nets first-round picks, a Cavaliers first-round pick via Milwaukee Bucks and four pick swaps first round of the Nets.

Brooklyn is also sending pivot Jarrett Allen and striker Taurean Prince to the Cavaliers as part of the exchange, according to ESPN’s Wojnarowski.

In a separate deal, Houston is swapping LeVert and a second round pick for the Indiana Pacers for guard and twice All-Star Victor Oladipo, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Harden, an All-Star eight times, was acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder Rockets in 2012.

While in Houston, he was voted the league’s best player for the 2017-18 season and led the Rockets into the playoffs every eight years.

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Harden reacts during the Rocket game against the Portland Trail Blazers last December.

The exchange comes a day after Harden criticizes the team.

“We are not good enough – obviously, chemistry, in terms of talent, just everything – and it was clear in the last few games,” he said.

“I love this city. I literally did everything I could. I mean, this situation is crazy. It’s something that I think can’t be fixed.”

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The post-game comments were the latest in a string of negative behavior from the disgruntled star after arriving late to the team’s training camp and then being away for four days and fined $ 50,000 by the NBA for violating protocols. league health and safety days before the season starts.

The former MVP now meets with former Thunder teammate Kevin Durant and the perennial All-Star guard Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.

CNN Sport contacted the NBA to confirm details of the deal.

Harden in action for the Rockets against the Lakers on January 10.

Other postponements

Meanwhile, the NBA announced on Wednesday that it was postponing its ninth game of the season.

Two games scheduled for Friday between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriros and the Washington Wizards and Detriot Pistons have been postponed because continuous contact tracking means that the Suns and Wizards do not have the eight players required to contest the games.

Since January 6, 16 NBA players have tested positive for Covid-19.

The league announced on Tuesday that it had adopted stricter health and safety protocols to combat the spread of the virus.

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