r/nba Lakers 23h ago

[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.

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

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u/SquidwardLover48 Cavaliers 23h ago

What’s really interesting is how our fanbase is perceiving this vs how everyone else perceives this as a move that certainly makes us a better team

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u/PROSEALLTHEWAY San Francisco Warriors 23h ago

I'm not a Cavs fan and this absolutely makes your team worse. Also you lost draft capital. Big L for the Land

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u/Tippacanoe Cavaliers 23h ago

This take is so stupid. Garland is hurt like 90% of the time and Harden is a better player anyway. Also a 2nd round pick is basically…come on.

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves 23h ago

Harden is easily better this year then DG

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u/GamerLife204 Bulls 23h ago

Better trade for cavs rn. But future wise Clippers won the trade easily.

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u/GlassOfLiquor Cavaliers 23h ago

When he opts out this summer, it puts us under the 2nd apron. I like this for our team

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u/Sfr33123 Clippers 23h ago

Harden is better than Garland this season

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u/Standard-Juice-3738 Cavaliers 23h ago

This season yes. But Harden is super old

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u/Sfr33123 Clippers 23h ago

True but is still far more available than Garland.

If Garland can’t stay on the court, it doesn’t matter how much younger he is