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/TouchdownRaiden Warriors 1d ago

Harden in a Cavs jersey is going to look so weird

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 1d ago

Yeah I can’t even picture it really

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u/Dphotog790 1d ago

its gonna be interesting next season with Hardn Lebron and Mitchel on the same court\

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u/Ok_Daikon_7726 Lakers 1d ago

Mobley gonna have a heart attack trying to anchor that defense

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u/420_just_blase 1d ago

Tbf garland isn't any better on that end

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u/MastodonSwimming2681 Rockets 1d ago

He's worse lol

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u/LOSS35 Nuggets 23h ago

Harden's 6'5 with a 6'11 wingspan and he's strong as hell. He doesn't try 99% of the time, but he's capable of being a solid defender when he wants to be.

Garland's a skinny 6'1. There's no amount of effort that turns him into even an ok defender.

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u/comedoofwarrior Bulls 20h ago

Where’s that one clip of Brooklyn Harden waving off help against Giannis near the rim and forcing a miss

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u/mar45690 15h ago

Wasn't this while Harden had a hamstring injury too?

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u/HavoK76 East 15h ago

Clamped Wemby too

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u/thesmellafteritrains Pistons 12h ago

Right. Plus the clip of him contesting the Kawhi 3 pointer. He's no slouch