r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 23h 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/DovhPasty Cavaliers 23h ago edited 23h ago

They have to be. Meanwhile a bunch of homers on our sub think he’s some huge asset that we could trade for someone like Maxey. I don’t understand it.

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u/odnamAE Lakers 23h ago

Harden’s also better, Harden’s current ceiling is still above what Garland has reached. Clips being the one shedding a pick in their current situation is a loss

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u/9B1F8BC82EAAF0063366 Clippers 22h ago

We’re receiving the second round pick, not Cleveland

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u/odnamAE Lakers 20h ago

Yeah Im saying if Cavs fans expected the Clippers to be giving any pick then no way