On August 27, Beijing time, DeRozan participated in Teague's podcast to pay tribute to his friend James Harden. DeRozan admits that Kobe Bryant is the GOAT (the best of all time) in his heart, but Harden's performance during the Rockets period is incredible. He doesn't think anyone can replicate Harden's scoring feat at the time.

DeRozan said: "I've told a lot of people that James Harden played at that time [with the Rockets] and it was crazy. I don't think it's even a video game, he played like a space slam dunk. ”

"If you don't watch the game, just look at the stats, you often see 40 points, 45 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds, but the best part is that he doesn't look like he's giving his best at all to play this unbelievably well. It's really crazy, he just goes on the court, dribbles, steps back to threes, and keeps scoring like this! ”

The host on the side added: "Don't forget, the Rockets still have more than 50 games to win in the West at that time, and their opponent is the Warriors in their prime, and he is still so crazy." ”

DeRozan said: "Kobe Bryant is my GOAT, but James Harden's feat, I don't think anyone can replicate it. The host also said: "It's true, that Rockets aren't too strong, but Harden makes them very competitive." ”

As DeRozan said, Harden during the Rockets period was indeed quite an inexplicable existence. In his nine seasons with the Rockets, Harden played in 621 regular season games, averaging 29.6 points, 6 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, and he became the league's assist leader in 2016-17, and in the next three seasons, he became the league's leading scorer, averaging 30.4 points, 36.1 points and 34.3 points per game. In 2017-18, Harden was named the regular season MVP, and the Rockets had a 65-17 record that season.

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