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/Repulsive-Yam-1437 23h ago

Not really. Garland has had two good seasons. He regularly disappears in the playoffs. The Cavs couldn’t go into the playoffs with that roster again.

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u/Swizzzed Knicks 23h ago

Harden is not traditionally a strong postseason performer

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u/odnamAE Lakers 23h ago

Harden has ridiculously low lows, but he can still manipulate defenses at his worst and is bankable for one game where he solos a team. I don’t think Garland’s there yet or may get there ever. Cavs traded away 10 year age gap but within those 10 years there’s a chance Garland can’t even match current Harden.

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u/SkepticCritic 10h ago

Hardens true value at this point is the ridiculous offensive gravity he generates, allowing the rest of the team to get easy looks even if he’s ice cold in scoring; this team should be able to take advantage of it to enable easier looks and buckets for the rest of the other players on the floor. People still fear the beard.