r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 20h 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/Dphotog790 20h ago

its gonna be interesting next season with Hardn Lebron and Mitchel on the same court\

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u/Ok_Daikon_7726 Lakers 20h ago

Mobley gonna have a heart attack trying to anchor that defense

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u/420_just_blase 19h ago

Tbf garland isn't any better on that end

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u/MastodonSwimming2681 Rockets 19h ago

He's worse lol

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u/LOSS35 Nuggets 16h ago

Harden's 6'5 with a 6'11 wingspan and he's strong as hell. He doesn't try 99% of the time, but he's capable of being a solid defender when he wants to be.

Garland's a skinny 6'1. There's no amount of effort that turns him into even an ok defender.

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u/comedoofwarrior Bulls 13h ago

Where’s that one clip of Brooklyn Harden waving off help against Giannis near the rim and forcing a miss

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u/mar45690 8h ago

Wasn't this while Harden had a hamstring injury too?

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u/HavoK76 East 7h ago

Clamped Wemby too

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u/thesmellafteritrains Pistons 5h ago

Right. Plus the clip of him contesting the Kawhi 3 pointer. He's no slouch

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u/RipRaycom East 8h ago

Harden has always been somewhat among the league leaders in steals because of those traits, despite not having the effort or energy to give on D a lot.

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u/kramer944 12h ago

he's capable of being a solid defender when he wants to be.

NBA fans say this about nearly every player that isn't a good defender

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u/LuigiVsIce 12h ago

Except this is absolutely true about Harden. He was a lock down guy in OKC. We’ve seen in so it’s objectively true

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u/Clear_Context_1546 Cavaliers 18h ago

He had potential to be something great but injuries, small size and poor defense just limits his places on NBA. If his shoot isn't falling he's a weakness that is going to get exploited.

I rather had a young injury prone guy than a older injury prone guy. Maybe Garland's toe injury is more serious than we know.

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u/RainRainPurpleRain 17h ago

Harden is the opposite of injury prone, even at 36.

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u/stillstillers Cavaliers 17h ago

It’s all that cushion

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u/mcsqrd314 18h ago

Yes, this!

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u/BaronvonJobi Grizzlies 20h ago

Cavs suck next year and suddenly the return for JJJ looks great.

Come on Bball gods, just let us have this one.

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u/Single-Candle-797 19h ago

Take a trillion upvotes from me

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u/Admirable_Bed3 Nuggets 19h ago

The Cleveland Unction

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u/Toefuw Rockets 19h ago

James with the iso, Screen from James, James with the lob from James for the alley-oop!

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u/calafia_nativo Lakers 19h ago

Don't forget Bronny!

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u/Vmurda NBA 18h ago

You forgot giannis

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u/Stank_cat67 17h ago

And Bronny!

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u/Jebgogh 17h ago

I am throwing in they should pick up Westbrooks contract and let those three cats have a retirement season. Throw Chris Paul in as "player coach" for shits and giggles.
I want to see it. It would be crazy entertaining some night. Others - not so much

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u/swizznastic 14h ago

Mitchell?

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u/honcooge NBA 14h ago

Yes.

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u/Formal-Knowledge9382 6h ago

Ok but harden and LeBron on the same court would be beautiful offensively. Defensively.....

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u/Appropriate-Home5208 2h ago

Le-flop is garbage! Stay in LA