James Harden was left until the last pick when teams were drafted for the NBA All-Star Game by the two captains, LeBron James and Harden’s former Nets teammate, Kevin Durant.
James, who ended up with Harden as the final selection before The Beard dropped out due to a hamstring injury, also left out the 10-time All-Star altogether on Saturday while rattling off a list of prominent players drafted by Thunder general manager Sam Presti.
“The MVP over there is Sam Presti. He’s the MVP,” LeBron said. “Josh Giddey is great. Sam Presti, I don’t understand this guy’s eye for talent. He drafted KD, Russ [Westbrook], Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Josh Giddey and the list goes on and on and on. This guy is pretty damn good.” “I don’t want to push for the whole thing, but the way I’ve been playing speaks for itself,” Embiid said, before alluding to the Harden-Simmons swap. “Especially with everything we went through, the drama this whole year, obviously missing a big piece, and then everything that happened to our team, and the way our team is set up. … But it always goes back to winning. As long as we win, I’ll be at that level and have a chance to win it all and win the MVP.
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