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—Thunder general manager Sam Presti, ESPN.com
"We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved. Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers."
FACT OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Who is the all-time leader in three pointers made in either the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder organization?
James Harden played college basketball at Arizona State University, and was drafted third overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2009.
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THE MORNING BREW Harden trade could have huge effect on the NBA season
On Saturday, the Oklahoma City Thunder made a trade with the Houston Rockets that will leave most Thunders fans scratching their heads.
The Thunder sent guard James Harden, forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward, and former Kansas center Cole Aldrich to the Rockets in return for guards Kevin Martin and rookie Jeremy Lanfb, as well as two first round picks in the 2013 draft.
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, the Thunder offered Harden $55.5 million over four years, but it was $4.5 million less than the maximum deal Harden would eventually agree to with the Rockets on Saturday.
Oklahoma City had previously signed stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to long term contracts, and simply didn't have the cap space to sign Harden. The Thunder is a small market
team, and doesn't have the same kind of money as the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks have to keep all of its players.
This trade has made a huge effect on everyone associated with the league. Harden, who received the Sixth Man of the Year Award last year, provided a big boost for the Thunder off the bench with his deadly three-point shooting and his ability to create plays off the dribble. During the 2011-2012 season, Harden averaged nearly 17 points a game for the Thunder, and was a major factor in helping the Thunder reach the NBA finals, a feat the organization hadn't accomplished since 1996, when they were the Seattle Supersonics.
Even with the acquisition of a proven scorer in Martin, who averaged 17 points per game with the Rockets last season, and Jeremy Lamb, who is a rookie with tremendous upside the chemistry
that Harden provided to the team and on off the court is irreplaceable. Last year, Harden would often come into the game right away and contribute. If Durant was struggling to find his shot to start the game, or if Westbrook was shooting too much, Harden was able to come in during the final minutes of the first quarter and knock down a three pointer or make a play to help get the team back on track.
Not to mention how much the fan base and community valued him. If you haven't been to a Thunder game, Chesapeake Energy Arena feels like a college atmosphere because of the loyalty of the Oklahoma City fans. During games, young kids as well as older fans wear the fake Harden beard to show love and support for him.
Sometimes money isn't everything, and I think Harden should have stayed in OKC for one more year to chase the title. Yes, they lost to the Miami Heat in game 5 of the NBA finals last year. Yes, the Lakers got Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. The Thunder still had one advantage over all of these teams that were competing with them for the NBA title, and that is they have been improved tremendously every year with the same team. The Thunder didn't need to acquire more superstars to improve, such as the Lakers and Heat did. They are a young enough team, and each position is improving each year on their skill level as well as confidence.
The Thunder are by no means done competing with the best teams in the league, but losing Harden is a major loss. In an offseason where the Lakers get Nash and Howard, the Thunder needed to keep their nucleus of players.
Harden was a key ingredient for the Thunder's success the past three seasons, and newcomers Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb have some big shoes to fill.
This week in athletics
Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
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Monday
Tuesday
Women's Volleyball
West Virginia
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Lawrence
Women's Golf
Edwin Watts/Paimetto Intercollegiate All Day Klawah Island, S.C.
Emporia State
7 p.m.
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Wednesday
Women's Soccer
Big 12 Championship
TBA
San Antonio, Texas
Thursday
Williams Education Fund
Williams Education Fund
2012-13 Football Post-Session
WEF Pledge Deadline
5.00 p.m.
Kansas Athletics Ticket Office
Friday
Williams Education Fund
Williams Education Fund
Wichita Roundball Lunchon
11.30 a.m.
Mariott Marriott
Women's Swimming
Saturday
Women's Swimming
Women's Swimming
TUCI/North Dakota
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Lawrence
Women's Volleyball
Baylor
7.00 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Football
emerge.
Baylor
2:30 p.m.
Waco, Texas
team. Landes is one of four runners to lead the team to the finish in this season's five races.
This season, each race presented an opportunity for a new leader to
CROSS COUNTRY
Sunday
Women's Rowing Head of the Hooch All Day Chattanooga, Tenn.
"That's what we had with our team, seven guys that could interchange." Whittlesey said.
This was a point assistant coach Michael Whittlesey made even before the first race of the season.
Men's team finishes strong in Championship
Women's Basketball
Fort Hays State
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence
"It could have been anybody today." Landes said.
Women's Rowing
"It just happened today that it was Evan's turn," coach Stanley Redwine said. "Great job for Evan, but the total team effort is what we're excited about."
The men's cross country team crossed the finish line fourth in the Big 12 Championships race on Saturday, their best finish since 2006. Oklahoma State won the conference title for the fifth straight year. Sophomore Evan Landes led the way for Kansas. He placed 17th, just two spots away from a qualifying as a member of the All-Big 12
Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Texas—the three teams that finished ahead of Kansas in Saturday's race—are all currently ranked in the top ten of the NCAA coaches poll. Kansas is ranked fifth in the Midwest Region, but they beat
fourth-ranked Iowa State on Saturday as the Cyclones finished fifth in the race.
Women's Rowing
Head of the Hooch
All Day
Chattanooga, Tenn.
In the women's race, Iowa State took the Big 12 title, with Kansas finishing seventh. Senior Kyra Kilwein was the top finisher for the Jayhawks for the third time this season.
Kilwein said her goal going into the race was to get one of the top 15 spots as a member of the All-Big 12 team, but that did not happen.
"I think Kyra has had a really good season this year," Whittlesey said. "She's learned how to maintain that aggressiveness throughout the middle of the race and stay calm."
The rest of Kilwine's team, however, were too aggressive Saturday, Whittlese said. Stanley Redwine said the team may have been overcompensating for mistakes made at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational earlier this month.
"I think the things that we did bad at Wisconsin, we tried to make up for those things at the beginning of the race, so I think we went out a little too fast and it hurt us at the end," Redwine said.
The men's and women's teams will travel to Springfield, Mo. for the Midwest Regional on Nov. 9.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
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