James Harden turned the 2026 NBA trade deadline on its head by requesting a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers just as the team started playing its best basketball of the year. Harden was reportedly seeking a two-year contract extension that the Clippers weren’t going to give him, and now he’s on the move to an Eastern Conference contender after the two sides came to a surprising agreement.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Harden for Darius Garland and a second-round pick. The news was first reported by Shams Charania.
The Cavs sit at 30-21 in the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference at the time of the trade. The Clippers
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