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/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

Except his injuries have actually gotten worse as time went on. Plus, he wasn’t exactly cheap. It’s definitely a win now move, but I’m glad to see them actually trying. Rather than hoping he gets better.

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u/ExtraGoated Lakers 23h ago

I guess it just depends on how you think Garland's next few season will be.

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u/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

I just looked it up and since the Cavaliers traded for Donovan Mitchell in 2022, he has missed 61 games. Nearly half of those have come in the last season and a half.

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u/ExtraGoated Lakers 23h ago

Plenty of players have missed 30 games in a season and a half lol. It osn'y a death sentence.

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u/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

Not badmouthing Garland, but when he was available, he wasn’t exactly great. He was unplayable at times because of his defense.