James Harden traded from Clippers to Cavaliers for Darius Garland: Reports

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Harden, an 11-time All-Star, was traded for the 5th clip successful his vocation aft 2 and a fractional seasons astatine the LA Clippers.

Published On 4 Feb 2026

The Cavaliers and Clippers ‌have finalised a commercialized that sends ‍11-time All-Star James ‍Harden to Cleveland, with Darius Garland and a second-round prime going to Los Angeles, ESPN and The Athletic some reported precocious connected Tuesday.

Harden, 36, ⁠was held retired of the Clippers’ lineup the last 2 games for what the squad labelled ‍personal reasons.

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The erstwhile NBA MVP and three-time scoring champ is averaging 25.4 points, 8.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds successful ‍44 games this ⁠season, his 17th successful the NBA.

Harden could artifact immoderate commercialized due to the fact that helium is technically nether declaration for conscionable this season, which requires his support for the swap. The 2nd twelvemonth of his two-year, $81.5m woody is simply a subordinate option, which is not afloat guaranteed.

Garland, ‌26, has been sidelined since January 14 with a Grade 1 close toed sprain.

The two-time All-Star is averaging 18.0 points ‌and 6.9 assists implicit 26 games this season. He is successful the 3rd ‌year of a five-year, $197.2m ⁠contract.

The Cavaliers (30-21) are successful contention successful the Eastern Conference, 1 of 4 teams with either 30 oregon 31 wins down first-place ‌Detroit (36-12), which explains the tendency to marque a large determination by acquiring Harden.

The Clippers, 23-26, stay successful ‍play-in contention successful the West, presently successful ninth place.

The NBA commercialized deadline is Thursday astatine 3pm ‌ET (20:00 GMT).