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James Harden's trades are another familiar theme featuring prominently in discussions about poor trades. When he was sent from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade, the Rockets amassed three first-round picks and four pick swaps. The deal was celebrated initially for launching medical curiosity regarding the Nets' new "Big Three" with Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving. But as it turned out, this move didn’t go as planned, with the trio playing together for just a scant number of games.