President of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, Coach Tyronn Lue believe when the well-traveled Harden plays alongside Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook, he will turn the team int…
Newly acquired Clippers star James Harden, center, looks on from the bench during the first quarter of their game against the Lakers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. LOS ANGELES — It was an opportunity Lawrence Frank couldn’t pass on. A once-in-a-career chance the Clippers’ president of basketball operations had to take – and so he did.
The convincing factor for Frank, though, was Harden’s postseason resume. Although the veteran point guard has never led any of his previous teams to an NBA championship, as Frank said, “One thing that always impressed us about James, is that the guy’s made the playoffs every single year.” The trade was completed Monday night, giving the Clippers a large window to integrate their two new additions. The 38-year-old Tucker made his Clippers debut on Wednesday, checking in at the 1:10 mark of the first quarter.
Harden is expected to start alongside center Ivica Zubac, Leonard, George and Westbrook, with Leonard moving to the power forward spot. Personalities aside, Frank sees the lineup as a winning combination of players. “And in his first full year in Philly, you saw the pride he took helping make Joel Embiid be the MVP.”
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