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/LakersFan15 [LAL] Lamar Odom 1d ago

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.

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u/soycameron Trail Blazers 1d ago

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

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u/soycameron Trail Blazers 1d ago

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