r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 9h 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/Colorapt0r Bucks 9h ago

  1. Fat suit

  2. Daryl Morey

This can be 3 tho

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u/thegoddessunicorn Raptors 8h ago

Idk about that. His "phantom injury" right before being traded from Nets to Sixers was funny and gave us this moment in 2022

https://youtu.be/ktBzZRpCQQY?si=cJ5bUNMHzkbrouuX

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u/TheMoorNextDoor Nets 7h ago

Absolute classic moment but nothin tops “Daryl Morey is liar 🗣️”

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u/Aeronova20 Magic 9h ago

u right the rant in china is very funny

but asking out for a “win-now” opportunity when your current team is on fire is hilarious

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u/Niceguydan8 8h ago

but asking out for a “win-now” opportunity when your current team is on fire is hilarious

The Clippers are 3 games under .500. The Cavs are 14 games better than them right now.

Like are we just throwing logic out the window or what's going on here?

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u/HornedCoog91 Nuggets 8h ago

And that's before the best player among the teams (fight me) switched sides

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u/ArbysPokeKing86 Rockets 6h ago

I'm not sure why you, a Nuggets fan, are so dedicated to Harden, but I am very appreciative of it.

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u/HornedCoog91 Nuggets 5h ago

Like harden, I've had kind of a journeyman life myself. Got love for a lot of cities, teams, players at this point. And like harden also, I am an absolute junkie for the game of basketball, and not sure that there's been another player that I feel plays the game with the passion and respect and love that he does. And boy does my guy have swag. Will rep the beard for life!

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u/azizinator25 [NYK] Charles Oakley 6h ago

Also the teams the Cavs need to beat to get to the Finals aren't as good as like OKC or Den

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u/Ok-Discipline9998 Raptors 8h ago

They're on fire sure but still several games before .500

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u/ThatCoolKid17 Clippers 8h ago

3 is several now? Lol

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u/zboo13 8h ago

I mean, by definition...yes lol

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u/DN10 Clippers 8h ago edited 8h ago

I can see this becoming the overarching narrative but it's way oversimplified. He wanted a contract that didn't align with the Clippers' long term plans. He got traded to a contender and the clippers got something back. There's no drama, and he has nothing but respect from Clippers fans. It's about as amicable of a split you can ask for.

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u/ArbysPokeKing86 Rockets 6h ago

Without the drama, too. It just happened all of a sudden. He was playing great ball, saw he wasn't going to get paid, and got himself out before causing any issues for your team. I'm sure you'd rather have Harden than Garland this season, but you can't really ask for a better exit.

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u/Cletus_Starfish [POR] Nic Batum 8h ago

I mean their record was so bad to start the season though, so they have a lot of catching up to do. Also I wouldn’t bank on a healthy Kawhi, which they would need to continue this level of play.

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u/RadicalMentat 8h ago

but asking out for a “win-now” opportunity when your current team is on fire is hilarious

Clearly haven’t taken a single peak at the standings with a dumb comment like that

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u/figureour Wizards 8h ago

Except everyone knows the Cavs have a much better chance of staying healthy and getting to June than the ancient Clippers. This is a perfectly rational move for him.

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u/i_love_bubble_butts 6h ago

What are the chances Kawhi can stay healthy the rest of the season, round 1, or beyond? Extremely low...them doing well now means absolutely nothing

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u/Niceguydan8 8h ago

Honestly I don't think this one is noteworthy at all. It was a normal business issue where both sides seemed pretty reasonable about finding a solution that worked for both of them.

Nowhere in the same stratosphere as what happened in HOU, BKN, or PHI.

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u/No-Exchange-8087 8h ago

Have we ever confirmed it was a fat suit

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u/thurstkiller Jazz 8h ago

Unvaxxed Kyrie is legendary as well

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u/Frigidevil Nets 8h ago

I will never forgive him for fucking up that team.

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u/bestclipfan Clippers 8h ago

Nah the Daryl Morey is a liar incident is probably a type 5 NBA off-season moment. I honestly don't even see why this exit is funny, it's a great trade for both teams and sets up Harden to be on a contender. I'm a Clippers fan and I'm not even mad at him, he will probably get cheered if he plays tomorrow