CAMDEN, N.J.–Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has been coping with a nagging hamstring that has held him again a bit on the ground, however after a full summer time of with the ability to work out and get within the fitness center, he is able to get again to he was earlier than.
Harden did common 21 factors, 10.5 assists, and seven.1 rebounds in 21 video games that are actually stable numbers. There aren’t loads of gamers on this league who can do what Harden does on a nightly foundation, however the effectivity was less than his requirements.
As a Sixer, he shot simply 40.2% from the ground and 32.6% from deep. The hamstring harm held him again a bit and that’s one thing that he has to repair with a purpose to assist Philadelphia succeed and transfer ahead.
The Beard was in a position to work out and lose some weight over the summer time and he opened up on his exercise routine on Monday at media day.
“It’s weight-reduction plan,” mentioned Harden. “It’s correct relaxation after which it’s simply, for me, I believe it’s strengthening my muscle tissue and gaining extra muscle mass which I at all times had, it’s simply this final yr and a half, I wasn’t wholesome sufficient to place the correct work in like I’m used to. This summer time was enormous for me in that side. The hill runs and the load lifting have been essential and including the ability on the courtroom as nicely.”
As Harden heads into his first full season with the Sixers, The Beard desires to take issues yr by yr with the workforce. The expectation is to clearly win a title, however he additionally desires to make certain that he can nonetheless be James Harden.
“Simply win as many championships as I can right here,” he added. “That’s the aim. Simply going by way of what I went by way of these previous few years, my thought is simply take it one yr at a time. Simply ensuring I can do all the things I do individually after which ensuring my particular person targets mesh with the workforce and our total targets. I’m taking this yr and making an attempt to do what all of us count on to do after which we’ll go from there.”