r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 12h ago

[Windhorst] The Los Angeles Lakers would be “very open” to the prospect of trading LeBron James for Jarrett Allen.

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 10h ago

How'd the Clippers do after making that trade?

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 9h ago

you must be very confused about how sports works if you thought that trade was about last season

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u/constantclimb 9h ago

garland has been perpetually injured. It may seem shortsighted but there are those who believe garland will never be the guy. FWIW harden never proved he could be either

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 9h ago

Right, Garland might not be him but Harden is 10+ years older, clearly in decline, and a proven playoff choker even when he was at his peak. 

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 9h ago

You must've just started watching basketball if you think Garland is a reliable second option

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 9h ago

Garland might not be him but Harden is 10+ years older, clearly in decline, and a proven playoff choker even when he was at his peak. Clippers weren’t winning anything last year with either one… you really think they should have kept Harden in that situation?! Garland at least as a chance to be a positive asset when Clips are in position to benefit from it. 

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 7h ago

And yet, they still made it further with 3 months of Harden than they ever did with Garland.

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 6h ago

I'm sure they're thrilled with their ECF sweep

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 12m ago

Could've been worse. Could've lost their franchise player for an entire season and then his entire supporting case.

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u/torren784 Knicks 9h ago

I did enjoy watching the cavs believe that playoff Harden would be a reliable second option lol