NBA Trade Deadline Shocker: Which Teams Emerged as True Winners—and Who Might Regret Their Moves?
And giving more money, or anything more than a massive pay cut, to Harden is a mistake. And he was not shopping for a massive pay cut when he sought his exit from the Clippers.
You see, even at his peak, Harden’s playing style — the high-usage ball dominance and the porous defense — never was able to carry his team beyond the Western Conference finals.
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Was it worth the second-round pick? If Harden is more available than Garland this season, and if he leads the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference finals or beyond, then, probably, yes, it was worth the squeeze. But those are some pretty big ifs. One could argue it is just as likely, if not more so, that Harden limits them to the same second-round playoff ceiling.



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