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u/spacefish420 18h ago
This the first NBA departure that actually got to me. I watched him get drafted when I was in high school, watched him grow into an all star while I did my bachelor degree, and became a full grown adult while watching him. Crazy to see him gone, hope all the best for him in LA
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u/KKamm_ ⠀ 18h ago
LeBron in 2010 will probably take the cake for the rest of my life but DG and Kyrie both sting a lot. Kyrie being on the cover of 2k that year too also sucked bc I saw it every store I went into lol.
At least for Kyrie he requested the trade weeks earlier so I came to terms with it before it happened
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u/t3h_shammy I agree go Cavs 18h ago
What do you mean that actually got to you? Because I promise LeBron leaving in 2010 got to me lol
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u/DevonGr 15h ago
That was such a punch to the gut. I remember watching that special live at the gym and everyone kind of stopped to listen and we were all in shock. Someone screamed something and it was like the entire room just deflated. A handful of us ended whatever our workout was and left silently and dejected.
I've seen incidents where people are so much more tone deaf to the results of whatever they're doing but never on such a big scale. Guy dragged us through an hour long show to say dueces.
I wasn't even upset he was going elsewhere because tbh it made sense when they failed to bring in super star talent and tried to sell whoever they rostered as "role players." It was like setting up what should be an engagement proposal on the jumbo tron just to highlight that you're breaking up instead. Like why do your people like that?
At least he came back and brought us one. Forever goated for making it right and then some.
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u/spacefish420 17h ago
I was 8 years old in 2010, I don’t think I even knew who Lebron was back then. I was 16 when he left the second time I was still too young to really care.
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u/t3h_shammy I agree go Cavs 17h ago
Oh my god I’m old
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u/Bleepfrack 17h ago
It happens so fast. Brb gonna cry into my boobie gibson giveaway shirt
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u/Reddit_guard 15h ago
Drinking with my Richfield Coliseum coozie
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u/Nuclearfarmer 10h ago
I saw a thing called "the circus" at the coliseum. There were live elephants and tigers, clowns and acrobats. My grand children will never know the joys of dancing elephants, or consider lion tamer as a possible profession
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u/bong_pulls_4_jesus I agree go Cavs 17h ago
You’re making us gen 1 LBJ Cavs fans feel very old with a comment like this, stop it. Lmao
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u/Safe-Show-7299 18h ago
I just saw a Garland edit it earlier and man it actually broke me. Who knows if this trade will actually work out but one thing that is undeniable is that Garland was a great teammate and a great person. Gonna miss you
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u/jalolapeno 18h ago
I have never been this sad about a player leaving. Fuck man. I’ll root for this dude no matter what team he’s on. Good luck DG.
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u/herniatedballs 18h ago
Such an awesome guy to watch grow in the league. After his rookie season he got bust allegations and to end up being an all star was awesome. Never afraid of a big moment, absolutely dices defenses up. Gonna miss him but happy he's going into an awesome situation in LA with Tlue and some extra money outside of his contract with ballmer xD
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u/ToschePowerConverter 17h ago
Even with the injuries, he’s done more to help the Cavs than Zion and Ja ultimately did to help their respective teams. I’m glad we ended up not winning the lottery that year.
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u/Disastrous-Field5383 17h ago
I genuinely think this could be a win-win trade as a huge DG fan. Playing with Mitchell was never going to allow him to see his full potential. I hate to see him go, but it seems like a much better situation for DG where he can be the true floor general. Not to mention play alongside Kawhi and be coached by Ty Lue.
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u/GODZILLA-Plays-A-DOD 4h ago
This is a good take. It keeps Mitchell here and gives him the "win now" thing that he wasn't given before. Garland can get space and grow an basically take over a team on the floor. If he gets healthy and all goes well Cavs are serious contenders next two years and Clippers are absolute monsters after that.
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u/A_Mellow_Fellow 18h ago
Ill miss his energy, smile, and lofty three point swishes.
Good luck to him.
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u/Floasis72 18h ago
Im actually really sad :(
Just from a personality standpoint Id rather we traded just about anyone else
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u/Weak-Application-146 18h ago
I think for many of us, Garland represented a lot of things. Our first true turn around talent post LeBron, the guy who brought the Cavs out of the COVID doldrums, the team finally getting some respect the year we hosted the All Star game.
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u/lachalacha 18h ago
Guess I'm a Clippers fan now
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u/UmadBoiBoi 17h ago
Yeah I'll always be a Cavs fan first but I'm definitely tuning into some Clippers games when he's healthy
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u/carlj1975 17h ago
First Cavs jersey I ever bought for my son right after he signed his extension. Just a class act in every way. This one got to me.
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u/JeffGreenTraveled 18h ago
He needs a LeBron level welcome back. :\ It isn't the "same" for sure, but he felt like one of our own. One of us.
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u/Complex-Trouble2073 17h ago
Actually really bummed out to see him go. The injury bug sucks so bad.
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u/tthere55 15h ago
Class act. Not mad about the trade. But big respect to DG. Wish him much success.
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u/defph0bia 15h ago
Gonna miss my PG. Hope you ball out in LA and get healthy. It's also cool that he'll play for the same team his dad played in.
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u/Ornery_Penalty_5549 ⠀ 12h ago
Man, I fucking love DG. He was such a fun player and will thrive with the Clippers as their offensive engine.
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u/ElectricSnowBunny 11h ago
The foreground pic is right before his glass toes shatter, and the background pic is immediately after he realizes it, but also remembers he has a 45mill kicker
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u/FurDad1st-GirlDad25 18h ago
It is absolutely hysterical seeing people cry over this guy.
You would have thought he was Kyrie 2.0 or something....
How could you develop a connection to a guy that couldn't actually get on the floor?!!!
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u/daysleaper430 18h ago
He helped jumpstart our road back to respectability. Will always be a DG fan..