NBA: James Harden Shares True Feelings On Former Sixers’ Teammate

James Harden is wanting ahead to beginning a brand new life with the Los Angeles Clippers after a stormy couple of months.

Though it’s no secret that the 2018 NBA MVP has some dangerous blood with Sixers President Daryl Morey, it doesn’t seem like the identical for some former teammates like Tyrese Maxey.

The ten-time All-Star was requested to share his tackle the 23-year-old former Kentuck Wildcat by Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Harden had nothing however superb phrases for his former teammate, stressing that he’s wanting ahead to Maxey’s development and maturity as an NBA participant.

“I can solely count on nice issues from Tyrese, simply due to the quantity of labor I do know he places in,” Harden mentioned on Sunday, November 5, from the Clippers’ crew lodge in Manhattan. “He’s within the fitness center. He loves it, so the outcomes are going to occur for him in an effective way. I’m excited for him.

Conscious of Tyrese Maxey’s work ethic, “The Beard” hopes that the twenty first choose of the 2020 NBA Draft will finally get his probability to be an All-Star participant.

“Hopefully, he can have a possibility to make an All-Star crew and actually present his recreation,” Harden careworn.

Tyrese Maxey grateful to James Harden

Sarcastically, the feedback of Harden got here not lengthy after Maxey gave his tackle the 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Yr.

Tyrese Maxey on what he gained from taking part in with James Harden, specifically a rising sense of confidence: pic.twitter.com/cblCQTs3RA

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“I texted [Harden] telling him I really like him and I admire him … One factor that he actually instilled in me is confidence. I’ve all the time been a assured individual, however he made me much more assured than I already was … He took me below his wing, taught me lots of issues,” Maxey mentioned to reporters.

Maxey has been doing nicely this season for the Sixers. As for Harden, he’s reportedly set to make his debut as a Clipper on Monday, November 6, when Los Angeles performs the New York Knicks, ESPN reported.

The Clippers are favored to prevail over the Knicks per USA At this time.

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