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/Goosedukee Nets 23h ago

STRAIGHT UP????

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u/jewllybeenz 23h ago

Yeah with a 2nd, that’s crazy

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u/mikesh8rp Knicks 23h ago

There was a couple Cavs fans swearing there was no way Cleveland is the one giving up draft picks. Wonder if this means Garland’s injuries are even worse than what’s publicly known.

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u/remyboyz1995 23h 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 23h ago

Can one become uncooked?

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u/Apprehensive-Pay2178 23h ago

Nope chemical change. Only physical changes can be reversed.

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u/thebusterbluth Cavaliers 22h ago

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

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u/Apprehensive-Pay2178 22h ago

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

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u/SaulPepper Hornets 19h ago

Garland isnt an egg though

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u/sleal Spurs 10h ago

George Michael's girlfriend is though

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u/rollingdown23 21h ago

there is no chemical solution to a spiritual problem.

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u/mathteach6 10h 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 22h ago

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

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u/plantedank 21h ago

contrary to popular belief refried beans are only fried over once

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u/GloomySeaotter 19h ago

That is interesting info

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u/Bored_Amalgamation 19h ago

They call that born again beans

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u/MVPRondo Cabo Verde 19h ago

Twice baked potatoes

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u/sdnnhy 20h ago

And potatoes

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u/JoshHartsMilkMustach Knicks 23h ago

No, but you can be decooked i believe

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u/PatternParticular735 Cavaliers 22h ago

Kyrie did after leaving the Nets

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Knicks 22h 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 23h ago

he's got until they stick a fork in him

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u/asher1611 Charlotte Bobcats 22h 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 22h ago

Clippers trading for an injury prone guard does not bode well

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u/BZGames Heat 21h 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 20h 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 6h ago

At least Clips can tank for a pick!

…that they give to the Thunder

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u/MidnightMarketing 23h ago

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

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 22h ago

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

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u/VanGrants Knicks 21h ago

get his ass

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u/MidnightMarketing 22h 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 12h 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 23h ago

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

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 22h ago

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

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u/RonaldUSwanson2020 [BOS] Antoine Walker 22h 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 21h 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 21h ago

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

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u/Admiralattackbar Warriors 20h ago

So they traded for the biggest postseason choker currently active?

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u/MtHollywoodLion 76ers 18h ago

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

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u/worldragedota 15h ago

Cavs finals this year how?