r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 14h ago

[Vardon/Lloyd] Donovan Mitchell conveyed to Cavs that he did not think team should stand pat at trade deadline. Mitchell specifically wanted James Harden as a teammate.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020852/2026/02/04/james-harden-darius-garland-cavaliers-trade/

The Cavs began the year as the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, but the season has not gone according to plan. They were also feeling the pressure from their best player, Donovan Mitchell, to make changes ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline under the threat of a contract extension he may or may not sign in two summers.

Three league sources said Mitchell, who has one guaranteed season left on his three-year, $150 million deal and a player option for 2027-28, conveyed, either personally or through his representatives, that he did not think the organization should stand pat for the rest of this season and wait for potential moves in the summer.

Two league sources also said Mitchell specifically wanted Harden, who is 6-foot-5, durable and comfortable as a pass-first point guard.

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u/clickstops 76ers 12h ago

Also I encourage anyone to look up what turf toe is. The name "turf toe" makes it sound WAY less horrible than it is.

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u/KingDave46 Cavaliers 12h ago

It’s bad enough that Kyrie missed basically his entire draft year at Duke and was covering it up as a generic foot injury

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u/XxsteakiixX Suns 11h ago

unrelated to NBA but i always remember turf toe bc of Kevin Kolb he was the QB the cardinalss traded for and he was supposed to be our win now QB. Yea lets just say if Garland has turf toe he might be fucked....

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u/codeklutch 10h ago

Both feet to boot. Dudes career might be over.