Harden: Durant LeBron Curry and I have maintained a high level for a long time, and it is difficult for young people to do this

Recently, James Harden, the backcourt core of the Los Angeles Clippers, participated in Cam Wilder's show, and he also talked about his situation with several legendary veterans and his expectations for young players. The host asked Harden: Obviously, among your generation players, players like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, you know, have begun to gradually leave this. Who is the turn next, man? Who is the top class of the next generation? Harden said: There are indeed a group of very outstanding young players rising now. For example, Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Cade Cunningham and other players. There are too many talented players among them. I know I must have missed a lot of names, but you know, this group of new generation players are really talented.

Harden continued: But to be honest, this is really difficult. Just like the names you mentioned just now, we have been playing at the highest level for sixteen or seventeen years, do you understand what I mean? The young players we just mentioned the names, they may have just played at their highest level in three or four years. But what is really rare is the endurance of your career. When you can stay at the highest level for more than fifteen years or even longer, you become a special presence. So I sincerely hope that these young players can take good care of their bodies, avoid the blow of injuries, maintain their condition for a long time, and continue to perform at this level on the highest stage. Because you know that as long as you can persist in this performance, you will definitely receive corresponding returns in the end.

In the NBA regular season this season, Harden played 79 games in 82 games, averaging 35.3 minutes per game, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 4.3 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 41%, three-point shooting percentage of 35.2%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.4%. In the playoffs, Harden played 7 games in total, with averaging 39.4 minutes per game, averaging 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block, and 3 turnovers and 2.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 43.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.4%, and free throw shooting percentage of 81.8%. As a veteran who is about to turn 36, Harden's performance this season is indeed worthy of recognition. He has also demonstrated his comprehensive personal ability and he can still bear a lot of responsibilities on the offensive end. However, in the playoffs, Harden's performance also showed a significant decline, which is also a point that makes everyone feel a little regretful.