How do players like James Harden have such good court vision?

In that game, he had 9(!!!) of them in the 1st quarter alone. For the second-straight year, the Beard is on pace for over 10 assists per game. It is time to acknowledge that James Harden may be the best passer in the league. His court vision is matched only by the likes of LeBron James or John Wall. read more

You can absolutely learn it. Some players have a natural aptitude for it, true, but the vast majority of that skill comes from two things: Practice, and film study. read more

James Harden is one of the smartest on-court players in the NBA. Perhaps more than anyone else, he understands the rules of the game and has engineered an approach to scoring that takes full advantage of these rules. It may not always be pretty (although sometimes it is), but it is almost always productive. read more

James Harden of the Drew League during rematch the game against the Goodman League at Cal State Long Beach on October 9, 2011 in Long Beach, California. Leon Bennett/WireImage. James and Durant played in front of standing-room-only crowds at the Drew League during the 2011 NBA lockout. read more