In the final, Pump-N-Run Elite beat Kevin Love's Southern California All-Stars. In the game against Houston Hoops, played on the same day, Harden had 33 points. Harden had 34 points in the victory over a DC Assault team which included Michael Beasley, Nolan Smith and Austin Freeman. He also helped his AAU team, Pump-N-Run Elite, to the 2006 Las Vegas Adidas Super 64 championship. He was named a McDonald's All-American, and also earned second-team Parade All-American honors. Harden had similar stats during the previous season: 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. Artesia repeated as state champions in Harden's final year after going 33–2. He improved his stats to 18.8 points, 7.7 boards and 3.5 assists in his junior season and led Artesia to the California state title and a 33–1 record. In his sophomore year, he averaged 13.2 points as Artesia went 28–5. Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California. Harden is a two-time member of the United States national team, winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup. Harden is also one of the ten players in NBA history to not miss a playoff appearance thus far in his career. In 2023, Harden led the league in assists for the second time in his career. With the Nets, he was named to his ninth and tenth consecutive All-Star games while going back to playing point guard. In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade. During his time in Houston, he was named to eight consecutive NBA All-Star teams and earned All-NBA Team honors seven times, including six first-team selections. Over the next seven and a half seasons with the team he would lead the league in scoring three times and assists once, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2018. In his first season with the Rockets, Harden set or matched several team records and was named to his first All-NBA Team (a third-team selection), as well as his first NBA All-Star team. The Thunder subsequently traded him to the Houston Rockets before the 2012–13 season. With the failure of the Oklahoma City Thunder to offer him a max contract, he refused their contract extension offer when it was substantially under the max. In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped the team reach the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in five games. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Harden played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. In 2021, Harden was honored as one of the league's top 75 players by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He is regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in the NBA. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 13 jersey retired by Arizona State Sun Devils

Consensus first-team All-American ( 2009).Harden with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2023

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