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NBA Trade Deadline Shocker: Which Teams Emerged as True Winners—and Who Might Regret Their Moves?

Harden, once a top-three MVP candidate in four straight seasons, averaged 25.4 points and 8.1 assists across 44 games for the underperforming Clippers this year. He and Kawhi Leonard were the engines of a team in L.A. that began the season with a 6-21 record, only to bounce back with a 16-3 stretch, featuring top-five outfits on both ends of the court.

It is that stretch that must have sold the Cavaliers on Harden. Why, exactly, is a bit of mystery, beyond his availability. Neither Garland nor Harden is a defensive stopper. In fact, both are defensive liabilities in the playoffs, and each will continue to be attacked until either proves the strategy ineffective. In Harden’s case, we have 17 years of evidence.

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