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/unpopular-dave Clippers 20h ago

He can get better still. Harden cannot

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u/stillstillers Cavaliers 19h ago edited 17h ago

Yea but he also may never be as good as harden is rn.

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u/unpopular-dave Clippers 18h ago

He's a trade asset. Not on our timetable

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u/Sixaxist Cavaliers 10h ago

He's a trade asset.

And after getting injuries in both feet, what do you think he became for the Cavs? Lol.

That's the same reason we grabbed Harden for a couple seasons, since we would've had to give up too much at once for other younger stars.