“That 1st chip Wade won and the style was insane. Everything was downhill, P&R to the cup, I’m scoring tonight. Who that sound like? James Harden. He played that same style. He didn’t have that moment D Wade had.” -KD on D Wade v James Harden

“That 1st chip Wade won and the style was insane. Everything was downhill, P&R to the cup, I’m scoring tonight. Who that sound like? James Harden. He played that same style. He didn’t have that moment D Wade had.” -KD on D Wade v James Harden
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14 comments

  1. Bruh, James harden doesn’t play defense, dwade had great impact on both sides. Go look at the stats. James had plenty of moments…. Had one with yo ass kd lol

  2. # Stop comparing James Harden to Dwyane Wade.

    # One is a perennial playoff choker. And the other is 3-TIME CHAMP.

  3. James Harden defense doesn’t even come close to Wade’s. Also, doesn’t Wade hold the record for the best guard shot blocking in NBA history?

  5. He’s not wrong in a grand scheme of things tbh. KD said himself without really dissing James: he don’t have those moments.

    Now you can go into why those moments don’t happen or why one guy can’t rise to Occasion when his team needs it but that is where the separation lies. You knew that in playoff game, down 2-1, potential elimination game, if his knees were willing (hell, even when they weren’t) D-Wade was gonna have something to say about it by the end of the game.

  6. Kevin Durant has never won a championship being the bus driver on any team. Until then, I don’t care what he has to say.

  7. Not only is Harden not even a positive defender unlike Wade who is one of the better guard defenders ever and a legitimate rim protector at 6-foot-4.

    Harden had the issue where for a myriad of reasons as a series went on his offensive output got worse. This isn’t something I’m making up, you can see it in his stats. His lack of versatility from a scoring perspective limited him severely as he was someone you could scheme against.

    Doesn’t mean he wasn’t good enough to be the best player on a championship team. That 2018 Houston team wins most years, but he wasn’t on the level of Wade and it’s not remotely close.

  8. I feel sympathy for Harden because he nearly dethroned that GSW super team. That team was unfair and I think he wins a title otherwise.

  10. as a heat fan, nothing pisses me off more than this comparison. “they both are winning players” what has harden won???

  11. Wade is criminally underrated. Harden doesn’t deserve to be in the same category. Wade was by far the better defensive player as well, highest # shot blocks for a guard in history. Even with wades injuries and taking away the Heattles years, wades first 7 years in the league had more heroics then James hardens whole career. I don’t see the comparison. ‘Stat ball’ doesn’t impress me in today’s inflated nba.

  12. Because Harden does not play defense. Look up how many steals did D-wade had vs Harden

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