Posted by ButterBall Devil on August 26, 20 at 11:42:27:
awesome article in WSJ today:
"Dort and Harden have a surprising amount of history considering their places in the NBA hierarchy. Not only did they attend the same college, but Harden was actually one of the reasons Dort chose Arizona State. “The ability to compete against James and learn from James in the summer” was part of the appeal, explained Arizona State associate coach Rashon Burno.
Dort would get that opportunity when he defended Harden in pickup games on campus. Harden was coming off his MVP season. Dort was heading into his freshman year."
Although Dort just signed a new $5M, 4 year deal, at the time of the match ups, the disparity in salary is noted:
"James Harden is a virtuosic talent who led the NBA in scoring for the last three seasons and made $38 million in salary this year.
He’s being guarded in the playoffs by a guy making $155,647."