“This whole ring culture thing is crazy.”

James Harden's long, winding NBA journey has been defined by by five trades.

This year’s NBA trade deadline was a fun one, where several big-name players found new homes. The drama remained high due to a lack of predictability, and many of those players ended up in spots that few people had foreseen.

For Harden, the NBA is about business, not personal feelings

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired 11-time NBA All-Star James Harden in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today. In exchange for Harden, Cleveland has sent guard ...

Harden inspires panic whenever a teammate ventures his way for a screen. Switching against him can turn into a disaster. Harden can roast less able opponents. Drop too far back, and the defense is susceptible to a pull-up 3-pointer or one of his nasty step-backs. Nobody of his generation is more crafty in manipulating the tiniest slivers of space.

A top ESPN NBA insider has added fuel to the conversation about LeBron James returning to Cleveland in the summer.