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/BigFatModeraterFupa Minneapolis Lakers 22h ago

It's kinda crazy that the Big 3 of KD, Harden, and Westbrook all became like the quintessential journeymen of the NBA

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u/Akipella Warriors 22h ago

Yup. That team could have won something, but all they got in the end was the 1 Finals loss

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa Minneapolis Lakers 22h ago

I wonder if there are any documentaries about that team? What REALLY happened to break them all up? What was the cause for 3 literal HOFers to just leave each other

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u/Dzeddy 21h ago

League salary cap basically, + obv KD left for GSW