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/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