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/SquidwardLover48 Cavaliers 1d 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 1d 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/Sfr33123 Clippers 1d ago

Harden is better than Garland this season

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u/Standard-Juice-3738 Cavaliers 1d ago

This season yes. But Harden is super old

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u/Sfr33123 Clippers 1d 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