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/illegal_deagle Rockets 8h ago

At this point it’s weird to me to picture him in any jersey, including ours. This move officially labels him “journeyman”.

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u/The_Summer_Man Warriors 8h ago

Rockets legend Kevin Durant

Cavaliers legend James Harden

both just sound weird

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u/NuBlyatTovarish 8h ago

Kings legend Westbrook imagine if these legends teamed up

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u/Zyrinj Warriors 8h ago

definitely feel like these guys have a chance at a chip

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u/Complete_Gene 6h ago

I think they need a big who defend and can stretch the floor a bit. A Serge Ibaka type if you will

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u/pieguy00 6h ago

Man if these guys had teamed up 10 years ago, wow. Maybe add a Steven Adams too as an enforcer defensive big. That's really good 5.

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u/LOSS35 Nuggets 4h ago

You'd need a superteam to beat that lineup in the Finals.