James Harden sure would like to play with Kevin Durant again. The Houston Rockets guard appeared on Sirius XM NBA radio on Thursday and did an interview with his teammate, Jason Terry, who asked Harden to name his No. 1 free agent target this summer.
"Durantula," Harden replied without hesitation.
Terry said that he already made his recruiting pitch for the Rockets, but reneged on it to say that the San Antonio Spurs were the best situation for Durant. Harden implied that the Spurs would not be a good fit for the former MVP.
"Yeah, I mean, San Antonio has a lot of good players," Harden said. "Obviously Durant is a 3 and they've got Kawhi Leonard over there, so I don't know about that. But I mean, Kevin is a smart guy. He had a really good season. Obviously it didn't turn out the way he wanted to, but ultimately he'll make the best decision for himself and his family. So we just gotta sit back and relax and wait."
The summer of Durant has started, and Harden will not be the last player to publicly float the idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar joining his team. If we're throwing out destinations for Durant, then sure, joining Harden in Houston could be fun. In Oklahoma City, though, people seem confident that he'll come back, and Durant's comments have not indicated that he is about to leave. Regardless, you can expect lots more speculation until he signs a contract in July.
