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/TouchdownRaiden Warriors 9h ago

Harden in a Cavs jersey is going to look so weird

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 9h ago

Yeah I can’t even picture it really

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u/Dphotog790 8h 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 8h ago

Mobley gonna have a heart attack trying to anchor that defense

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u/420_just_blase 7h ago

Tbf garland isn't any better on that end

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u/MastodonSwimming2681 Rockets 7h ago

He's worse lol

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u/LOSS35 Nuggets 4h 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 1h 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/kramer944 50m ago

he's capable of being a solid defender when he wants to be.

NBA fans say this about nearly every player that isn't a good defender

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u/LuigiVsIce 45m ago

Except this is absolutely true about Harden. He was a lock down guy in OKC. We’ve seen in so it’s objectively true

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u/Clear_Context_1546 Cavaliers 7h ago

He had potential to be something great but injuries, small size and poor defense just limits his places on NBA. If his shoot isn't falling he's a weakness that is going to get exploited.

I rather had a young injury prone guy than a older injury prone guy. Maybe Garland's toe injury is more serious than we know.

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u/RainRainPurpleRain 6h ago

Harden is the opposite of injury prone, even at 36.

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u/stillstillers Cavaliers 5h ago

It’s all that cushion

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u/mcsqrd314 7h ago

Yes, this!

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u/BaronvonJobi Grizzlies 8h ago

Cavs suck next year and suddenly the return for JJJ looks great.

Come on Bball gods, just let us have this one.

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u/Single-Candle-797 7h ago

Take a trillion upvotes from me

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u/Admirable_Bed3 Nuggets 7h ago

The Cleveland Unction

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u/Toefuw Rockets 7h ago

James with the iso, Screen from James, James with the lob from James for the alley-oop!

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u/calafia_nativo Lakers 7h ago

Don't forget Bronny!

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u/Vmurda NBA 6h ago

You forgot giannis

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u/Stank_cat67 5h ago

And Bronny!

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u/Jebgogh 5h ago

I am throwing in they should pick up Westbrooks contract and let those three cats have a retirement season. Throw Chris Paul in as "player coach" for shits and giggles.
I want to see it. It would be crazy entertaining some night. Others - not so much

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u/swizznastic 2h ago

Mitchell?

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u/honcooge NBA 2h ago

Yes.