Harden is 37 years old. He wants to play off ball and score 20 and not be in the spot light. Cavs are gonna give him exactly what he wants.
Oh you my friend don't know who Harden is apparently...
In Harden's words, he IS the system. It's not like he was the main guy in LA, where his USG% is just 18th in the NBA (well behind Kawhi), or on Philly where he played behind MVP Embiid and often times took a back seat to young Maxey, or in Brooklyn where he gave way to KD. Same shit, different city he just doesn't stick around and can't be kept happy.
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But James Harden?
The James Harden who walked away from the Clippers to demand a trade as the team had just won 17 of its last 21 games?
The same James Harden who has asked to be traded FOUR times in the last SIX years. That has to be some kind of dubious record.
Hereβs the breakdown:
2020: He asked Houston to trade him. He was shipped to Brooklyn in a four-way deal that brought Jarrett Allen to Cleveland.
2022: He asked Brooklyn to trade him. He was shipped to Philadelphia.
2023: He asked Philadelphia to trade him. He was traded to the Clippers.
2026: Now he wanted the Clippers to trade him, and they did.
I donβt care that Harden is a superior player to Garland. Is that what you want to bring to Cleveland?
Four trade requests in six seasons. Then add in leaving the Clippers with 1 1/2 seasons left on his contract as they are in the middle of a hot playoff run.
Add the Clippers to the list of teams he becomes disgruntled with π
This post was edited by Sixers on Feb 3 2026 11:52pm