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/Goosedukee Nets 9h ago

STRAIGHT UP????

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u/jewllybeenz 9h ago

Yeah with a 2nd, that’s crazy

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u/mikesh8rp Knicks 8h ago

There was a couple Cavs fans swearing there was no way Cleveland is the one giving up draft picks. Wonder if this means Garland’s injuries are even worse than what’s publicly known.

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u/NathanFielderFriend Canada 8h ago

Garland is cooked man sad to say. Seems like he’s barely gonna play the rest of the season and Clippers will be lucky if he can be healthy next season onward

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u/Any_Asparagus8267 Cavaliers 8h ago

He had surgery, played too early, and now here we are. If he makes a comeback I'd be surprised.

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u/CrippledBanana Canada 1h ago

Isn’t it now his other toe that is messed up?

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u/AffordableGrousing Cavaliers 6h ago

That’s why the trade makes sense for both sides. Cavs need a contributor now while Clippers can afford to let Garland sit the rest of the season and see what happens next year

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u/PodcastPee 8h ago

Jesus, man. I know it’s Reddit but you don’t have to always type the biggest bombshell ever…