Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine recap the unexpected James Harden-Darius Garland trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers and discuss the implications for both teams, as well as an impatient Donovan Mitchell.
Advertisement
First, Tom reacts live to the biggest shock yet at the trade deadline: Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards? What were the motivations behind this trade? Winners and losers? Is this all Luka Doncic was ultimately worth?
Later, the pair runs through the rest of the big headlines ahead of the deadline: Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz and the de facto love letter Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered to the city of Milwaukee via local media.
Also, why are the Jazz making a move to win now with all the incentives in the world to sink? Is Giannis Antetokounmpo really going to be moved? Will James Harden get a chance to win a championship with his fourth team in six years? All that and more, today!
00:00 Welcome 00:05 Anthony Davis negotiated
11:44 Big Number: 179.7 – James Harden’s career win shared
34:42 Small number: 112.4 – Cavs offensive rating without Donovan Mitchell
41:20 A small number: 161 minutes that the Cavs’ “four main players” have played
45:13 Small number: 53,817,156: amount owed to Donovan Mitchell for the player option he has for the 2027-28 season
55:21 Giannis Watch
1:03:27 Jaren Jackson Jr. transferred to Jazz
(Jevone Moore)
🖥️ Watch this full episode on Yahoo Sports NBA YouTube Channel
Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports family of podcasts at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or in yahoosports.tv