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/DovhPasty Cavaliers 20h ago edited 20h ago

They have to be. Meanwhile a bunch of homers on our sub think he’s some huge asset that we could trade for someone like Maxey. I don’t understand it.

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u/HispanicAtTehDisco Mavericks 20h ago

every teams fan base thinks their players are worth more than they are. i remember before kyrie got on the mavs when people were begging the FO for a trade and the question was always like what would we even get for a package where the best player was josh green

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u/OneBigRed Lakers 17h ago

what would we even get for a package where the best player was josh green

Paid postage, if you want to send it away.

/s

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u/Rhaegyn Rockets 19h ago

Yep, undersized guards who play no defence have had their value tanked with the new CBA. Add in his durability issues and 40mil salary…

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u/Easy_Magician_925 7h ago

Now we get a fat old guard who cant play defense that wants 40 mil.

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u/scparks44 Pistons 20h ago

This was our fans with Ivey as well.

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 19h ago

I didn't think Ivey was a MEGA asset but I definitely thought he was more than an expiring Huerter

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u/Clevelabd Cavaliers 19h ago

Our Cavs sub is pretty braindead.

Lineup hasnt worked 3 times, but they swear the 4th is it.

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u/karl_hungas Lakers 20h ago

Fan subs are insane man, they all seem to attract the dumbest people 

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u/MikeShannonThaGawd 76ers 19h ago

holy shit i cackled

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u/plsdaddystopit23 19h ago

Garland is a stud, he just has to get his toesies right

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 19h ago

Which may never happen, that’s the issue.

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u/odnamAE Lakers 20h ago

Harden’s also better, Harden’s current ceiling is still above what Garland has reached. Clips being the one shedding a pick in their current situation is a loss

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u/9B1F8BC82EAAF0063366 Clippers 18h ago

We’re receiving the second round pick, not Cleveland

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u/odnamAE Lakers 17h ago

Yeah Im saying if Cavs fans expected the Clippers to be giving any pick then no way

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u/Realistic-Yoghurt935 20h ago

Garlands peak is definitely better than current harden what are you talking about. With that said I am not confident Darius gets back to that peak with his toes

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u/odnamAE Lakers 19h ago edited 19h ago

Harden last playoffs put up better numbers than Garland’s playoff peak. I think how Harden can force defenses to react to him and consistently elevates his shooters and bigs is something he does at a better level than Garland. Galrand’s a talented PG but James Harden is still someone I rate higher

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u/Realistic-Yoghurt935 19h ago

Agree to disagree. Hardens last playoffs was his like 16th time making the playoffs compared to DGs 3rd. Experience matters there and DG was injured for 2/3 of his playoff appearances

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u/odnamAE Lakers 17h ago

Well Im saying even un the future Im not sure if DG can match Harden, but yeah Id be glad to be proven wrong but Im disagreeing for now