JAMES HARDEN

ROCKETS

31.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 9.1 apg, 45.1 FG %, 38.7 3p %. Advanced stats: 54.8 eFG %, 30.4 PER, 9.6 win shares (per basketball-reference). Argument for: Carried a team with a glut of injuries to the second-best record in the NBA with the planned starting lineup together for just 17 games (16 wins). Argument against: Shooting percentages don’t match some candidates.