NBA: The 10 smartest active players in the league

#4 James Harden

James Harden grew his smartness as fast as his beard

James Harden or The Beard is one of the best players in the NBA right now. Harden has been in the MVP conversation for some years and in this season also he is very competitive. Harden is the reigning MVP and had a rough start this season, but still, he is going to adjust himself and going to elevate his game.

Harden has an amazing basketball I.Q. at the offensive end and has been improving on that aspect year by year.

His moves to create space, making tough shots, smart passes, and rebounding skills have helped him to become one of the best players right now. He is just a killer if we talk about his step-back and euro step move. Harden has amazing court vision, he is athletic, an amazing scorer and his ability to record triple-doubles in any game have taken his basketball intelligence to a new level