James Harden Biography

James Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, making him the first player drafted player in Oklahoma City Thunder franchise history.  During a standout career at Arizona State University he earned Consensus First-Team All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year honors in 2009 after scoring 20.1 points per game as a sophomore.  After the 2009 season he declared for the NBA Draft and joined the Thunder as a highly touted first round pick.  In 2010 he earned All-Rookie Second Team honors and only got better from there, jumping his average to 12.2 points in 2010-11 and 16.8 points in 2011-12, earning him NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors.  After the 2012 season Harden signed with the Houston Rockets and became one of the premier scorers in the NBA.  Over the next two seasons he averaged over 25 points per game, earned his first two NBA All-Star selections and was named All-NBA First Team in 2014.  In 2012 he represented the United States at the London Olympic Games and helped the stars and stripes to a dominant Gold Medal performance.  His many endorsements include deals with Foot Locker and Covergirl, and he also has his own restaurant chain called Fat Harden Burger, perfume line called With Love From James and clothing line called James Harden Seduction.

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