 On October 27, 2012, the Thunder traded Harden along with center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, first-round draft picks from Toronto and Dallas, and one second-round draft pick.Martin took over Harden's sixth-man role for the season.The Thunder finished with a 60–22 regular season, taking both the Northwest division title and top seed of the Western Conference.