Harden: "I'm the most efficient basketball player alive"

James Harden finished the 2013-14 regular season with per-game averages of 25.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

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Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden told ESPN.com's Scoop Jackson he believes he isn't only the most efficient player alive, but he's in truth nowhere near reaching his full potential.

After definitively stating he's the highest basketball player within the world, Harden responded to Jackson's next question regarding his ceiling with "(I'm) nowhere near close. I HAVE a ways to go, a large number of learning to do, improvements to make. Um, you know, so long as I'm listening and concerned with the precise things, I WILL reach my potential."

Harden was voted to the All-NBA first team last season after posting per-game averages of 25.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists. The 2009 third overall pick acknowledged he has some distance to head on a winning level to catch top tier talents like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, however.

"Until I AM GETTING rings, I WILL NOT say anything," he said. Harden's Rockets are currently 20/1 faves to capture the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy in 2014-15, per the LV SuperBook.

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