After a pair of demoralising blowout losses to the Los Angeles Lakers,Harden candidly expressed his belief that the struggling Rockets were not salvageable,accelerating long-standing trade talks for the 2018 MVP.
"We're just not good enough,"Harden said after the Rockets fell at home 117-100 to the defending champions."I love this city. I literally have done everything that I can. The situation is crazy. It's something that I don't think can be fixed."