Why the Clippers won the trade deadline by dealing James Harden and Ivica Zubac for a brighter future

Los Angeles has a new point guard and a new direction

2026 NBA trade deadline winners, losers: Analysis, recap including James Harden, Anthony Davis deals

The Knicks were winners, but so were the Jazz and Pacers.

James Harden is gone, but Darius Garland is a strong alternative for the Clippers

This week featured a game pitting the Cleveland Cavaliers against the LA Clippers, who had been fending off swirling trade reports Monday night about James Harden going to Cleveland for Darius Garland. On Wednesday, that trade was made official, with the Cavaliers sending a second round pick with Garland in exchange for Harden.

James Harden's early-exit legacy is likely cemented, but that doesn't make it any less complicated

Besides that, Harden's tenures in L.A. and Brooklyn both included major dramas he personally played no part in creating. Kawhi's money might have actually grown on trees. Kyrie Irving torpedoed the Nets long before Harden got out. What was he supposed to do, stay on a sinking ship out of loyalty?

All eyes are on Drake Maye and Sam Darnold in Super Bowl LX, James Harden in Cleveland | First Things First

Chris Broussard unveils who is Under Duress going into Super Bowl LX, featuring Drake Maye, Sam Darnold and even James Harden as he enters his Cleveland Cavaliers era.

Liffmann: Harden to Cavs 'a wait-and-see move'

Chris Mannix, Grant Liffmann and Kurt Helin discuss the rarity around James Harden for Darius Garland trade and the idea that this is a "wait-and-see" move with reservations around Harden's fit with Cleveland.