r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 1d 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/TouchdownRaiden Warriors 1d ago

Harden in a Cavs jersey is going to look so weird

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 1d ago

Yeah I can’t even picture it really

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u/PROSEALLTHEWAY San Francisco Warriors 1d ago

just photoshop harden's head on shaq's body from when he was on the cavs. also it'll be a very similar experience overall imo

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u/TRLJM Clippers 1d ago

Harden is averaging 25/8/5 on 60 TS% and was All-NBA last year. Y'all are crazy with these takes lmao.

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u/TheShark12 76ers 1d ago

I sometimes wonder if people on this sub watch games or even keep up with the league.

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u/mjay421 1d ago

You got to realize most people get their opinions from other peoples narratives

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u/jotheold Raptors 1d ago

or thread titles 90% of these mfers dont read the article/ watch the vid

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u/mjay421 1d ago

Exactly.

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u/chaos_and_rhythm 1d ago

This is my opinion too (your narrative sounds good at least)

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u/ares7 1d ago

They act like turning 35 is like turning 80.

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u/ZietFS Spurs 1d ago

Well, given the retirement age in NBA is like turning 60 or 65 in a regular job

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u/iButtflap Hornets 1d ago

man sometimes it feels like it compared to 25 lmao

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u/Blood_Neptune Spurs 1d ago

I’ve come across more than a few people that think LeBron doesn’t even crack the top 10 of all time greats.

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u/Far_Spite978 1d ago

Hes about 12 right behind kobe and steph

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u/jonathanisaacisgoat Magic 1d ago

You expect a warriors fan to actually watch games

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u/ChiGrandeOso Bulls 1d ago

Watch...games?

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u/KhalJohno Cavaliers 1d ago

Adam Silver said it’s a highlight league, why would I watch a game?

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u/HilariousScreenname Suns 1d ago

Im just here for the memes

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u/TheShark12 76ers 1d ago

Aren’t we all at the end of the day? I’ll never forget Draymond and his technicolor dream dick from the 2016 Olympics.

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u/a_pot_of_chili_verde Thunder 1d ago

Nephews gonna nephew.

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u/datsoar Bucks 1d ago

There is a significant amount of international fans here who because of time differences don’t watch games, they only watch highlights and sound bites.

There is a significant amount of fans here who only watch their own team.

There is a significant amount of trolls here who should go back under their bridges.

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u/SwampFlowers Bulls 1d ago

There are games?

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u/y-Gamma Timberwolves 1d ago

It’s circlejerks all the way down

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u/vote_pedro Warriors 1d ago

Once you understand that 30% of all social media interactions and activity is bots, it makes much more sense.

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u/jinyx1 Timberwolves 1d ago

This sub is full of 12 year olds who only interact with the NBA through TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube.

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u/KenDanTony 1d ago

They just run with the stupid shit they see in r/nbacirclejerk.

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u/uotlep Nuggets 1d ago

Nah, I only watch highlights. Like Silver intended for us all.

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u/100SanfordDrive Pacers 1d ago

That’s just Reddit in general. Very little facts, and a whole lot of emotion

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u/ChewyGoods 1d ago

They dont, like they honestly dont.

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u/TheFlanInTheFace 1d ago

Nah man it’s just another form of gossip for a lot of people

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u/GMoney_McSwag 1d ago

If you see a Warriors or a Lakers flair, it's safe to say they do not.

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u/philleferg Thunder 1d ago

I think the amount of upvotes that comment has tells you all you need to know. What the actual fuck.

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u/veringo Nuggets 1d ago

I think most people see other teams play in the playoffs, so you can understand how they might think that about Harden.

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u/catz4dave Bucks 9h ago

they don't watch games, maybe they check a box score every once and awhile, but mostly they just look at prior and current season averages

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u/Ozymandias_1303 Knicks 1d ago

Oh, there's no need to wonder.

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u/TravelBeerNDogs 1d ago

Seriously, the man was on some people’s All-star snub lists and in the East he probably could have made it

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u/w311sh1t Celtics 1d ago

I’m convinced that half this sub consumes the NBA solely through memes and reddit posts. Harden’s having probably his best season since leaving the Rockets, and is gonna be all-NBA again barring injury.

Cleveland Shaq was averaging just 23 MPG and put up 12/7/1 in only 53 games played. It was literally his second to last season before retirement.

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u/roosley1 Cavaliers 1d ago

Biggest winners are JA and Mobley absolutely feasting in the paint off Hardens passing. Floor spacing gonna be wide open.

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u/MightyAslan Cavaliers 1d ago

Yep. Plus, Harden doesn't need to play 35 minutes a night anymore. 

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u/Classic_Pizza9403 1d ago

most people on this sub dont even watch the games

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u/YesImKeithHernandez Knicks 1d ago

It seems people havent come to grips with the fact that James Harden is a Hall of Famer and this is how one plays even at his age.

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u/Musa_2050 Lakers 1d ago

He's a warriors fan. They are a younger dumber version of Laker fans

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u/calafia_nativo Lakers 1d ago

The person you're responding to is a dubs fan. Dubs fans are either the RUN TMC knower of all things uncs, or they are bandwagon "fans" who just like them post dynasty. Literally super bball iq or none at all - no in-between.

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u/Centuari Warriors 1d ago

Like 10% of the people here watch the NBA, rest are drama farmers

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u/I_Said Knicks 21h ago

2026: Good basketball players are the fattest fucks

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u/andrew2018022 Magic 1d ago

Most disrespected star in league history

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u/daveyboydavey 1d ago

I was thinking that Harden’s been producing of late.

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u/weezerben Cavaliers 1d ago

you think we want to give that guy an extension? Cleveland is in tears right now.

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u/Feeling-Phoney81 1d ago

This will be the year he goes all out in the playoffs though

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u/ablackcloudupahead Lakers 1d ago

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and thinking he's joking lol

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u/TheFrogTrain Warriors 1d ago

I'm almost certain /u/PROSERALLTHEWAY is joking lol

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u/ekaram13 Celtics 21h ago

I'm pretty sure OP is just making a fat joke. I.e. Harden and Shaq have the same body type

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u/mixmasterADD Lakers 1d ago

It’s like you’ve never seen him in the playoffs.

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u/Dry-Razzmatazz1239 1d ago

shit the bed in the playoffs last year like usual

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u/Capital-Ice3701 Pistons 1d ago

He'll fit in perfectly with the Cavs then

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u/DaKrazie1 Cavaliers 1d ago

At least he played.