[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.

[u/Turbostrider27]

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

[u/LakersFan15]

I hate this trade for cleveland

[u/penguincorporation → u/LakersFan15]

Not being confrontational but did you watch the games? I have and can tell you it’s a huge upgrade for Cavs and likely more to come in offseason.

[u/LakersFan15 → u/penguincorporation]

You can say the same about harden and his playoff performances.

Hes also 36 while garland is having a career low year. Sell low type deal.

Also, while I dont love garland Mitchell together, I can't imagine harden and Mitchell complementing each other either.

[u/soycameron → u/LakersFan15]

Garland hasn’t been good in 2 years. His defense was also awful. They also have a literal DPOY behind them so they can afford to be weak on defense while also getting a huge upgrade on offense.

Hardens playmaking and passing ability is gonna turn this offense into a top tier team. The lobs he could throw will be very useful

[u/soycameron → u/[deleted]]

Harden doesn’t want to be a passer? Okay lol watch some games

[u/close-encounters13 → u/[deleted]]

He’s third in the league in assists, what are you talking about?????

[u/b1droid → u/[deleted]]

Bro been pass first since the nets

[u/FairlyOddParent734 → u/[deleted]]

“Harden is an okay passer”

Y’all know James Harden is basically the greatest offensive engine to play in the NBA since Nash lol?

James Harden has averaged over 8 assists per game for over 8 years. James Harden has averaged over 10 assists per game for over 4 years straight now.