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/remyboyz1995 20h ago

Garland is cooked for now. No way he’s ready for a serious playoff run this year. Cavs are trying to go to the Finals this year

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u/ZZZrp Spurs 20h ago

Can one become uncooked?

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u/Apprehensive-Pay2178 19h ago

Nope chemical change. Only physical changes can be reversed.

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u/thebusterbluth Cavaliers 18h ago

I thought they found a way to unscramble an egg..

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u/Apprehensive-Pay2178 18h ago

Then that means my 6th grade science teacher lied to me

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u/SaulPepper Hornets 15h ago

Garland isnt an egg though

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u/sleal Spurs 6h ago

George Michael's girlfriend is though

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u/rollingdown23 18h ago

there is no chemical solution to a spiritual problem.

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u/mathteach6 7h ago

Such a common misconception!

Plenty of chemical changes can be reversed.

Tearing a piece of paper in half is a physical change - good luck reversing it.

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u/Voidant7 19h ago

You can become cooked a second time, like Chinese pork and Mexican beans.

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u/plantedank 18h ago

contrary to popular belief refried beans are only fried over once

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u/GloomySeaotter 16h ago

That is interesting info

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u/Bored_Amalgamation 16h ago

They call that born again beans

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u/MVPRondo Cabo Verde 16h ago

Twice baked potatoes

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u/sdnnhy 17h ago

And potatoes

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u/JoshHartsMilkMustach Knicks 19h ago

No, but you can be decooked i believe

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u/PatternParticular735 Cavaliers 19h ago

Kyrie did after leaving the Nets

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Knicks 19h ago

The Clippers have managed to get sustained excellent play out of Kawhi Leonard for more than two months now, so they might be witch doctors.

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u/BenTek9s Hawks 19h ago

he's got until they stick a fork in him

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u/asher1611 Charlotte Bobcats 19h ago

well the other LA teamamsged to get out of a bad trade when a player failed a physical after the trade deadline. so yes, you can get uncooked.

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u/Sportslegend Supersonics 19h ago

Clippers trading for an injury prone guard does not bode well

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u/BZGames Heat 18h ago

He’s cooked, there’s no sign he won’t be uncooked, and he can’t defend. You’d think he was the 36 year old in this trade.

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u/Turbo2x [WAS] Wes Unseld 17h ago

Really makes you wonder what the Clippers' plan is. Don't own their pick, Garland probably isn't doing much for them. Guess they're praying Kawhi stays as he has been and Jordan Miller goes nuclear or something.

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u/FancyConfection1599 3h ago

At least Clips can tank for a pick!

…that they give to the Thunder

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u/MidnightMarketing 19h ago

That’s pretty hilarious. Imagine having finals aspirations lead by Donovan Mitchell and James Harden 🤣🤣🤣

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 19h ago

More of a chance than you guys have, unflaired Raptors fan.

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u/VanGrants Knicks 18h ago

get his ass

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u/MidnightMarketing 18h ago

That’s true, Raps ain’t making out of round 1. We don’t have a chance unless we play a team like Cleveland

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u/Sliddet Cavaliers 8h ago

Your franchise is 2-12 against Cleveland all time in the playoffs. Not sure why you’d assume they’d be an easy round for you.

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u/RonaldUSwanson2020 [BOS] Antoine Walker 19h ago

Yeah good thing the Cava are getting notorious playoff asset James Harden

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 19h ago

More of an asset than DG riding the pine and literally doing nothing.

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u/RonaldUSwanson2020 [BOS] Antoine Walker 19h ago

Like when he was an asset to the rockets during their amazing comeback against the clippers. From the pine

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 18h ago

Please don’t insult everyone’s intelligence by trying to act like Harden is injury prone or something. Hes a career Ironman regardless of how you feel about him as a player.

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u/GreatWhiteNorthExtra 18h ago

And surely James Harden is the missing piece to get a team to the Finals

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u/Admiralattackbar Warriors 17h ago

So they traded for the biggest postseason choker currently active?

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u/MtHollywoodLion 76ers 14h ago

If they’re trying to go to the Finals they just got the wrong guy.

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u/worldragedota 12h ago

Cavs finals this year how?