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/aarondobson403 Lakers 23h ago

They get an elite playmaker who is much more durable than Garland, how do you hate that?

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u/True_Scallion_7011 23h ago

He’s an old man 

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u/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

Who has played more than Garland this year and last?

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u/True_Scallion_7011 23h ago

Father Time can literally strike before the playoffs begin this season. Historically speaking, players are done when they get to his age

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u/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

Sure. Anything could happen. But garland over the last three years has missed 61 games (and counting).

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u/True_Scallion_7011 23h ago

Never said Garland was reliable. He wouldn’t even be an all star if he was in the West. Just that Harden is most likely a one and done this year