I have changed three teams in five years and have never qualified for the finals. Now I am struggling. Is I really going to never win a championship in my life?

This season is a very painful season for James Harden. So far, the team has a record of fewer wins and more losses, ranking only 11th in the Western Conference. If the lineup is not adjusted, it is very likely that it will not even make the playoffs. Not only that, even if you are lucky enough to enter the playoffs, there is a high probability that you will not be able to perform well.

It has been five years since he left the Rockets. Harden has not had no opportunities, but he has played for three different teams, but has never been able to reach the finals. Even the conference finals have become a luxury. So what exactly has Harden experienced in the past five years and why every season is disappointing? Let us find out below!

had a dream start with the Nets, but unfortunately it was ruined by internal strife within the team.

First of all, let’s talk about the first team Harden joined after leaving the Rockets, which was the Nets with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It has to be said that the configuration of this team is quite good. The three of them were all the top singles players in the NBA at the time, and their characteristics formed a complementary situation. Harden no longer needs to do everything like he did during the Rockets period, but will focus more on organizational connection.

The result is that after he became a member of the Nets in the 20-21 season, he averaged a near-triple-double of 24.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game, helping the Nets become the favorite to win that season. But it is a pity that Irving was forced to step aside and suffered a serious injury. Harden also suffered a huge fluctuation in status due to a hamstring injury. He averaged only 20.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. But even so, the team still lost to the Bucks and unfortunately fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In this case, the Nets naturally believed that the combination of the Big Three could be successful, so they retained the original lineup in the 21-22 season. But I never thought that the NBA introduced relevant regulations due to the epidemic. Irving did not take the unusual path and directly refused to participate. The result was that after the start of the game, the Nets could only rely on Durant and Harden to support them. Coupled with the wave of injuries, the team's record was tepid.

Harden's condition began to decline due to a hamstring injury, but he still posted 22.5 points, 8 rebounds and 10.2 assists. However, the Nets' top brass believed that Harden's role in the team was no longer significant, and even began to question Harden's attitude towards the game. In addition, there was extreme progress in the locker room. The result was serious internal strife in the team. In the end, the frustrated Harden applied to leave the team, which coincided with the 76ers and Ben Simmons also falling apart. So after only playing for more than one season, Harden changed teams again. The dream combination of

and Embiid can still come to nothing.

After coming to the 76ers, since the No. 13 jersey had been retired by the great Wilt Chamberlain, Harden changed his jersey number to No. 1. It seems that it was at the beginning of this period that Harden changed his No. 1 jersey and his role identity also changed. He changed from the core of the team back then to the second-in-command supporting Joel Embiid.

However, Harden did not have any complaints. He obeyed the team's request and still focused on organization. However, due to the injury not being 100% recovered, Harden's performance in the playoffs plummeted. He averaged only 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40.5%. In the end, they failed to withstand the Heat's offensive wave, and Harden once again fell on the stage of the semifinals.

The 22-23 season will follow. This year's 76ers team can be said to be strong. Taylor Maxey continues to grow and has become the team's stable third scoring point besides Harden and Embiid. At the same time, Embiid performed phenomenally this season. After becoming O'Neal 23 years ago, he became another center in the NBA who won the scoring title. It was precisely because of this that Embiid won the first MVP trophy of his career.

In this case, Harden steadily output 21 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists, winning the second scoring title of his career. The 76ers were once again regarded as favorites for the championship. But Embiid suffered from hand injuries in the playoffs and stumbled to win in the first round. Facing the powerful Celtics in the second round, Harden burned himself out, scoring 45 points in the first game, and then scored 42 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in the fourth game. But it is a pity that in the last three games, he averaged only 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. In particular, he only scored 9 points in the tiebreaker. In the end, he became the background for Tatum to score 50 points, and once again missed the conference finals.

is struggling in the Clippers and still cannot break through the curse of being without a championship.

In the 23-24 season, Harden, who had many conflicts with the 76ers, finally went through some twists and turns and moved to the Clippers. I have to say that the Clippers' lineup this year was still very good. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and others were all in the lineup. There are also strong players such as Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac, and Terrence Mann on the bench. In order to help Harden integrate into the team and maximize the team's tactical system, Westbrook is also willing to enter the bench to increase Harden's ball-holding rights in the starting lineup.

In the end, the four All-Star players all performed well. Although Harden sacrificed a lot of shooting rights, he was able to deliver stable data of 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists. But what is unexpected is that in this year's playoffs, Leonard was injured again and only played 2 games.. After the team lost its backbone, although Harden could contribute 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 8 assists, he was unable to turn the tide and ultimately lost to the Mavericks, who eventually reached the finals.

What's even worse is that in the 24-25 season, George and Westbrook left one after another, while Leonard was unable to appear at the beginning of the season due to injuries. Fortunately, Harden still tried his best, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game. Not only was he selected to the All-Star after 3 years, he also stabilized the team's situation and finally entered the playoffs. Unfortunately, Harden still struggled against the Nuggets, averaging only 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game. He only scored 7 points in the tiebreaker. The Clippers still fell in the first round of the Western Conference.

Although Harden, who is 36 years old this season, can still contribute 26 points, 6.3 rebounds and 9 assists, the problems currently facing the Clippers cannot be solved by his personal ability. According to the current situation, there is a high probability that the Clippers will miss the championship this season. Unless a large-scale lineup adjustment can be made, Harden's championship-less season will continue to add another year.