James Harden grew frustrated with his situation with the Brooklyn Nets as he wanted everything catered to him the way it had been with the Houston Rockets. Kevin Durant and Steve Nash disagreed as both wanted the Brooklyn offense to feature ball and player movement.
Sources tell Yaron Weitzman of Fox Sports that Harden ducked into his shell at times upon being rebuffed. Harden even criticized teammates and coaches to NBA insiders sitting curtsied at games.
“With James, if you’re not 100 percent on his side, you’re his enemy,” a former Rockets staffer said.
The Nets knew that Harden wanted to leave for the 76ers in the offseason.