In this Kirk Goldsberry Grantland feature, he says, “Symbolically, Harden might be the most important player in the world. He’s a manifestation of the current trends in offensive basketball. The things that make him such an unusual superstar serve as a leaguewide harbinger of what’s to come.” Goldsberry gives plenty of praise to Harden & calls him a perfect fit for Daryl Morey’s brand of analytics in the modern age of the NBA.