?One of the Best Scorers of All Time ?: Former Teammate Defends James Harden Amid Worst Season in 10 Years

James Harden had one of the worst seasons of his career. Since his move to Houston, Harden has always been an explosive scorer and playmaker. But this year, it seemed like he lost his ability to get by defenders and this proved costly. And he was bounced out of the second round of the playoffs. But a former teammate has come to his aid and said he is one of the best scorers of all time.

Chandler Parsons was a teammate of James Harden for two years. He saw a young kid come from Oklahoma and developed into one of the best scorers in the league instantly. Harden went from being the sixth man to being the primary option on the team.

And since then he has developed into a superstar. Harden has also been a league MVP as well. But this year was difficult for him. Nevertheless, his former teammate has come to his aid.

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Parsons comes to the aid of James Harden after a difficult season

Parsons recently did a Q/A session on Twitter and he answered various questions. One of the questions was about Harden and how it felt to play with him. He said, “Awesome dude, hell of a talent. one of the best scorers of all time.”

Harden started off really slow this year, and it seemed like the new rule changes affected him. He wasn’t able to get the calls he had been getting for the last few years, and this frustrated him. And he also lost that quick first step that made him so lethal. Defenders could keep up with Harden and sometimes they made him uncomfortable as well.

And then his troubles in Brooklyn started. Harden was unhappy with where the team was headed and he requested a trade. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on the trade deadline. There he formed a new superstar duo with Joel Embiid and Harden seemed to have adopted a new role – that of a distributor. He used to score here and there, but he generated easy buckets for his teammates.

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But come to the playoffs, his effect started waning. The Sixers also lost Embiid to injury, so the onus fell on Harden. But he failed to deliver, and the Sixers were bounced out of the playoffs. Harden has a player option next year, but there has been no news of a contract extension. He will have one shot to deliver next year or his hopes of a new contract are gone.