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To sign two rounds of point guard, the Rockets wasted 2.25 million! Harden s recruitment is useless? The 37-year-old veteran misses the opportunity to get a chance to get a home in Houston

10:39pm, 26 July 2025【Basketball】

Harden is a legendary superstar in the history of the Rockets. He has led the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals twice, but unfortunately, he was blocked by the Warriors both times. It was a pity for the Rockets to lose in the 17-18 season. If Paul hadn't been injured and if the league could be more fair, the Rockets would have a chance to meet with the Cavaliers in the Finals. The Rockets' strength back then was also above the Cavaliers, and they would have a chance to win the NBA championship. However, although Harden has various personal honors among the Rockets, the only thing he lacks is a championship trophy.

Harden has now gone through multiple teams and finally found his position in the Clippers. The Clippers have now formed a super luxurious lineup. Next season, they will compete with the Rockets for the NBA championship trophy. Harden and Paul join forces again, but both are already 5 years older. In fact, Harden wanted to lead the team to win the NBA championship in the Rockets back then. Before Paul came, the Rockets had been recruiting soldiers and wanted to sign more good players to help the team win the championship. Harden was still very young at that time.

, and it is reported that Harden helped the Rockets recruit the then-Spanish star defender Sergio Ruhr. Recently, in an interview, Ruhr recalled his experience of almost joining the Rockets 10 years ago. He said that 10 years ago, in 2015, Ruhr was only 27 years old at the time. He was in good shape at that time and his team was also in a row. He was close to leaving the Spanish League. At that time, the Rockets representatives came and they had dinner together. At that dinner, Harden spoke with him. After

, Ruhr was almost convinced by the Rockets and almost joined the NBA. However, Real Madrid tried hard to keep Ruhr and gave him a new six-year contract. Although such a contract offer was far less than the NBA's offer, he decided to stay in his hometown to play instead of going to the NBA to take risks across the ocean.

Spanish star point guard Ruhr, now 37 years old, said he did not regret this decision because he decided to do it himself, so he thought it was right. That year, Ruhr was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of 2009, with the 34th overall pick in 2009. The Rockets took a fancy to Ruhr's talent and talent and bought Ruhr's signing rights for $2.25 million. However, until now, Ruhr, who is already 37, has not been able to join the Rockets.

Ruer now basically has difficulty joining the NBA and the Rockets. It can only be said that the Rockets bought his signing rights for 2.25 million yuan. Now it seems that the money is wasted. Ruhr doesn't want to come to the NBA. The Rockets wasted 2.25 million, and even Harden recruited it would be useless. The 37-year-old veteran is now doing well in Spain and he is also one of the best point guards in the history of the Spanish men's basketball team.

It's a pity that this talented super point guard failed to join forces with Harden in Houston. If Ruhr had come to the Rockets and Harden join forces at that time, what kind of ceiling would this team have? It's still very worth looking forward to.