Eric Gordon: Rockets can finally move on after James Harden trade

James Harden repeatedly made it known in recent weeks that he wanted out of Houston.

Though some of his actions and comments could have been portrayed as offensive to those on the Rockets — especially after what he said Tuesday, just a day before he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a massive four-team deal — Eric Gordon doesn’t see it that way.

Gordon: Rockets have ‘a real direction’ after Harden trade

Harden was traded to the Nets on Thursday in a deal that also included the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers. The Rockets, along with four first-round picks and four first-round pick swaps, acquired Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs and Victor Oladipo.

The Rockets, who had lost four of their last five games before the trade, were clearly a team Harden wanted off of. He essentially said so the day before the trade went down, telling reporters that the team is “just not good enough,” that he has “done everything he can,” but that “it’s something that I don’t think can be fixed.”

While it might not be the result some in the organization may have wanted — Harden still had three seasons left on his massive deal with Houston, which had essentially been building its roster, and culture, around him for years — Gordon knows there are several positives that come out of the deal.

Most importantly, he said, they can move on.

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