It’s the bomb of the night! James Harden is officially a player for the Cavaliers, who picked him up and sent Darius Garland to the Clippers. WOW!
The rumors spread very quickly, we (almost) didn’t have time to breathe. James Harden is therefore a Cleveland Cavaliers player. The sentence is strange to say, but very true. Epilogue to a story based on the leader’s dissatisfaction at not having won his case regarding a juicy contract extension with the Clippers, who wish to close the Kawhi Leonard era after the summer of 2027.
🚨 TRANSFEEEEERT!
JAMES HARDEN FILE TO THE CAVALIERS, DARIUS GARLAND IS NOW A CLIPPERS PLAYER!
WOW ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/msaUE67xBl
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) February 4, 2026
Forcing his transfer, James Harden finds himself in Ohio, where he will team up with Donovan Mitchell to try to win the title. Very risky transfer from Cleveland, who might not keep the player beyond this season if La Barbe chose not to sign an extension with the Cavaliers… because of a lousy Playoff campaign, for example. And behind it we will also have to manage the case of Donovan Mitchell, a free agent in 2027. In short, it is very, very risky.
For the Cavaliers, it’s really win now…
You just let go of Darius Garland, a player who embodied the soul of the franchise, its post-LeBron era revival.
The next few days/weeks are going to be hard to take, especially when DG puts on another one for the first time… pic.twitter.com/0DOnh7Db1Y
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) February 4, 2026
For the Clippers, the arrival of Darius Garland de facto removes the Harden subject from the table, while allowing the franchise to benefit from a 26-year-old All-Star leader, certainly injured a lot recently, but who still potentially has great stories to write in the NBA. The Los Angeles franchise is also thinking in the medium term, with the probable non-extension of Kawhi Leonard in the summer of 2027.
On the Clippers side, the impression that emerges is:
– You are evacuating Harden for Garland now because in any case nothing would have been offered to him this summer that would suit him.
– Garland is a 26-year-old two-time All-Star guard who navigates frequent injuries…
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) February 4, 2026
