On another note, where does Harden rank right now? Is he the best player it he world?
As always this topic requires bifurcation -- best player in a playoff series on the one hand and best player in the regular season on the other.
Regular season, I think Harden is right there with Giannis and, amazingly, 20 year old Luka Doncic for that conversation.
Playoffs -- among healthy players (i.e. excluding Durant and Curry), I think I would place Kawhi and LeBron, at least, ahead of Harden.