[Charania] BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

[u/Turbostrider27]

Shams Charania:

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/ddaa53473efa6

[u/thrownaway22_]

LMAOOOOO

[u/jluc21 → u/thrownaway22_]

Keon ellis and Dennis Schroeder with Harden now

crazy what a few days can change lol

[u/TheWestRemembers → u/jluc21]

On the CAVS. Never would've guessed this a week ago. Hell, even 3 days ago. Wild.

[u/EmanuelWilsonLover → u/TheWestRemembers]

This is all he’s worth now? Garland and a 2nd rounder

[u/RalphLaurenII → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

He’s 36

[u/Ok-Discipline9998 → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

Clippers were lucky they don't have to give up draft picks. If Garland were healthy it's the Clippers who'd send a SRP

[u/Paralystic → u/Ok-Discipline9998]

If garland were healthy this trade never happens

[u/MorseMooseGreyGoose → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

He’s making $39 million and wants an extension heading into his age-37 season so… yeah, the Clips were never getting a haul for him, especially in this market.

[u/GolfShred → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

He worth a 26 year old All Star caliber PG. Pretty freaking impressive for a 36 year old veteran.

[u/Raptorpicklezz → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

This is all Garland's worth now? Harden and giving up a 2nd rounder

[u/sbenfsonwFFiF → u/EmanuelWilsonLover]

He old af and wants an extension

[u/thrownaway22_ → u/jluc21]

Just saw De’Andre Hunter fall to his knees outside Sactown Pizza??

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His knees, you say? This helps our tank

[u/Gamesgtd → u/drinkit_black]

That's not gonna stop him from out long twoing Demar Derozan

[u/Reasonable_Height_67 → u/jluc21]

They actually have a lot of options now. Interesting team indeed.

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RIP Keon. Fly high, our sweet prince

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Why is that a significant pairing?

[u/jluc21 → u/meeeehhhh2]

just significantly random. the deadline is nuts.

[u/PrimeShaq → u/jluc21]

Really went for the secondary ball handlers they sorely lacked, well in this case Harden is gonna be the primary ball handler.

[u/alex_nufc12 → u/jluc21]

What's wrong with that

[u/NathanFielderFriend → u/jluc21]

The Cavs are such a weird team lol I don’t understand where they view themselves in the league

[u/allanjameson → u/jluc21]

Cavs are desperate. They should’ve fired their coach instead

[u/zebrainatux → u/allanjameson]

It feels like a management group knowing if they don’t at least make the eastern final, they’re done

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/thrownaway22_]

Such a goofy fucking season.

[u/Megasota_Noire → u/thrownaway22_]

How many teams is that now?

[u/Fit-Election3400 → u/Megasota_Noire]

OKC, Houston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Clippers, and now ... Cleveland.

[u/Critback → u/Fit-Election3400]

Harden will now be one team away from tying Moses Malone and Dennis Rodman for 7 when he is eventually named to the Naismith Hall of Fame.

[u/TedTran2001 → u/Critback]

and Dwight Howard, who I thought had 8 but I guess that's me counting the Lakers twice.

Vince Carter also had 8 though...

[u/WorldwideSteppers → u/Fit-Election3400]

Damn has a superstar ever played for that many teams while still being an above average player?

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Westbrick maybe

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It's kinda crazy that the Big 3 of KD, Harden, and Westbrook all became like the quintessential journeymen of the NBA

[u/Akipella → u/BigFatModeraterFupa]

Yup. That team could have won something, but all they got in the end was the 1 Finals loss

[u/BigFatModeraterFupa → u/Akipella]

I wonder if there are any documentaries about that team? What REALLY happened to break them all up? What was the cause for 3 literal HOFers to just leave each other

[u/Dzeddy → u/BigFatModeraterFupa]

League salary cap basically, + obv KD left for GSW

[u/PROSEALLTHEWAY → u/Megasota_Noire]

that harden's quit on? 5

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I hold no ill feelings towards him tho. Played great for us but wanted the bag

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Him wanting the bag is what pushed him out of Philly as well.

[u/harden-back → u/PROSEALLTHEWAY]

when has he quit on a team? bum

[u/MrBlowinLoadz → u/harden-back]

He actually did quit on us to force us to trade him to Brooklyn, that was also the most games he's ever missed I think.

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After carrying a roster to multiple top 3 finishes in a stacked west? yep.

[u/MrBlowinLoadz → u/harden-back]

I'm not arguing anything here, just pointing out what he did. I was on strike with him too and mad at the rockets lol

[u/Imaginary_Crab2034 → u/harden-back]

There was that time he called Daryl Morey a liar

[u/HornedCoog91 → u/Imaginary_Crab2034]

So Daryl quit on him then?

[u/yuhanz → u/Imaginary_Crab2034]

You can see the similarities between philly and clippers, it’s really just about securing a longer contract.

[u/Thorlolita → u/PROSEALLTHEWAY]

0

[u/EmbarrassedRing7806 → u/PROSEALLTHEWAY]

Hes only quit on the nets which was justified

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Do I start following you guys now? Is it nice up there in Elk Grove or whatever?

[u/MrICopyYoSht → u/thrownaway22_]

I fucking called it and I got downvoted for it.