The James Harden trade rocked the NBA out of nowhere Saturday night, and while we pick up the pieces, only one thing is certain: The Thunder will never be the same.James Harden helped the Thunder reach the NBA Finals last season, but his coming contract extension would have pushed Oklahoma City into luxury tax territory. So he was traded to the Rockets. (Photo: Mark D. Smith, US Presswire)Well, that ends the James Harden-OKC Thunder max contract drama. The Thunder have shipped Harden to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jeremy Lamb, Kevin Martin and future Draft considerations. Yahoo! has theThe Houston Rockets are excited to acquire James Harden from Oklahoma City, believing he's a "foundational" player who'll make an immediate impact.To skeptics, the parity mantra sounded like a flimsy pretense for slashing player salaries. But the N.B.A. ultimately got what it wanted. And the stunning trade that sent James Harden — the reigning sixth man of the year — to Houston from Oklahoma
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