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James Harden Should Follow Dwyane Wade's Playbook By Accepting No. 2 Role

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden reportedly wants to play as a No. 1 scorer
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James Harden Should Follow Dwyane Wade's Playbook By Accepting No. 2 Role
James Harden Should Follow Dwyane Wade's Playbook By Accepting No. 2 Role

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During his playing days, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade repeatedly spoke about his willingness to accept a No. 2 role while playing alongside LeBron James. 

Wade realized James was the better player, which resulted in the Heat winning two titles. Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden should take a similar approach because some feel he believes he is still a primary player. 

Rachel Nichols drove home that point on Undisputed on Fox Sports 1 Thursday afternoon. She said Harden should accept being MVP Joel Embiid's sidekick because "he's not the player that he used to be."

“He thinks he should be leading the show," Nichols said. "The reason why he wanted out of Philadelphia in the first place is that it's the Joel Embiid show right now.”

At 34, Harden is far older than when Wade began deferring to James. Embiid is a top five player in the league, so Harden should have no problem taking a secondary role if he wants to win a championship before his career ends. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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