Harden is the #3 shooting guard of all-time. James Harden when he was by himself in Houston, bro they was going to the Western Conference Finals every year. They were doing all this stuff and he was unbelievable, averaging averaging 35-8-8. He was unguardable!” Teague said.
“I ain’t trying to disrespect D-Wade but before [LeBron James] got there, Miami was competing with us, the [Atlanta] Hawks. Then Bron came and it’s a different stratosphere.”
Jeff Teague does make some salient points; the presence of James Harden meant that the Rockets had a high floor, putting them in the mix in the Western Conference every year, while Dwyane Wade, towards the tail end of the 2000s, struggled to lift the Miami Heat to great heights. (The Heat exited the playoffs in the first round in two consecutive seasons before James arrived.)
