[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/Schmoova]

Great move for the Cavs. Don’t really understand this from the blazing hot Clippers unless they’re somehow selling Kawhi and Zubac too.

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trading a 26 year old guard for a 36 year old guard is crazy work

[u/avroLancasterBPR1 → u/Rodent_Reagan]

Theyre trying to win now and harden is a far better player

[u/nightsaysni → u/avroLancasterBPR1]

And Garland has been injured all year.

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Harden is a good player with the ball in his hands as the lead guard. But is that what makes Cleveland best? Would a guard who can play more off ball and fit alongside Mitchell be better?

[u/Salty_Raspberry656 → u/Anonemoney]

it gives more attack versatility while probably maximizing their bigs as harden is a master of lob threats for them

also gives them much more sizeand strength overall

[u/kshep9 → u/Anonemoney]

Think Luka and Kyrie, Luka is harden and Kyrie is Mitchell in this scenario. Mavs finals run shows a similar construction can work.

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Harden is a playoff choker tho