re: Players Who Would Never Be in the HOF if It Was Based on NBA Only Accolades

Not enough touches to go around in OKC.

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Not enough touches to go around in OKC.

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But assuming Harden would be on the bench forever in OKC is misleading. You also don't take in the hypothetical- Harden could come off the bench and play 31 mins a game (what he did last year) and attempt 10 shots a game (what he did last year) until his late 30s. Since roughly 40% of his shots made were 3 pointers. In addition to roughly five FT made a game

we will go simple math here
3 of 5 shots made at 2 points = 6 points
2 of 5 shots made at 3 points = 6
5 of 6 free throws at 1 point = 5 points

17 points a game x 82= 1394 points a season

assuming he plays until his late 30s will use 38. Given the fact that he is an elite scorer, yet is more rested his numbers should not drop significantly we look at

1392 x 16 more seasons= 22304 points + his first 3 seasons = 25099 points scored in a career. That would put him ahead of Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkely, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler,etc.

so yeah even on the bench he could be a HOFer, strictly based on numbers.

Ralph Sampson