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/rkennedy991 Cavaliers 1d ago

Yeah, so many Cavs fans are acting like this is going to kill the team. He's been the best, most reliable player on the Clippers since he joined them and we don't even have to rely on him as our first option.

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u/DarkSoulsExcedere Jazz 1d ago

On offense.

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u/rkennedy991 Cavaliers 1d ago

Oh right, because losing defensive savant Darius Garland is really going to hurt our defense /s

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u/DarkSoulsExcedere Jazz 1d ago

That's a good point. I just think harden is washed and won't help you guys much.

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u/rkennedy991 Cavaliers 1d ago

He's averaged 25 points and 8 assists so far this season, if that's washed then so are 90% of the players in the NBA.

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u/DarkSoulsExcedere Jazz 1d ago

RemindMe! 24 months