HOUSTON—James Harden has said all the right things about the addition of Ty Lawson to the Rockets offense. He said he wanted someone to take some of the playmaking load off his hands. He would like to get more catch-and-shoot looks. He welcomes the tweaks to the Rockets offense.
He must have meant it, too. He said the same things months before the Rockets traded for Lawson.
Since the Western Conference Finals ended with Harden unable to carry the Rockets any longer, a dozen Game 5 turnovers sending him to the offseason, he and the Rockets’ brass have reiterated the need for playmaking help.
Lawson’s off-court issues and the Nuggets’ rebuilding allowed the Rockets to get Lawson for a first-round pick and a handful of players who were not in the Rockets’ rotation and only one, Nick Johnson, even still on the Nuggets roster at the start of camp.
The addition of Lawson will take the ball from Harden’s hands, at least on occasion, just a season after Harden and the Rockets believed Harden deserved the MVP. ...
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Article written by Jonathan Feigen