[Windhorst] “People I’m talking to believe there is real momentum for this. Darius Garland is getting in his head that he’s gonna be a Clipper. James Harden is getting in his head that he’s gonna be a Cav— He’s going to get taken care of.”
Well since it hasn’t happened yet they’re just going to repeat the same thing for the next few hours huh
Leverage season. I think the Timberwolves get Harden.
But first they gotta get Garland so they can trade him for Harden
Ishbia about to run a profanity laced victory lap about how he’s indirectly beating Dan gilbert
Wish those two would get back to their dick measuring contest in downtown Detroit
I mean, as long as there’s no kids around
I just don’t know what deal makes sense between LAC and Minnesota.
Harden for Randle straight up works and gets LA out of the tax
LAC has 1 playmaker in Harden. Why would they trade him for like a 4th PF? Collins has been fantastic, DJJ is still a starting caliber PF, and Kawhi can comfortably play into that spot.
Maybe a Kawhi trade is to follow the Harden move
Coby White-Dunn-DJJ-Randle-Zubac
You guys would obviously get picks and other stuff too
You really want OKC getting amazing picks, don’t you? That’s a horrendous lineup lmao
Save us (again) Danny Ainge pls
My fucking god how do you all not realize that if you’re camping out in r/NBA for any last morsel of trade rumors, you might not be the target audience for a midafternoon ESPN show.
This may shock you but there are a lot of people out there that aren’t religiously following every piece of news out there.
Damn bud settle down. They literally just said the same thing like 30 min on the same show with the same group of people. Nothing has changed
Bud it’s a live television show, they’re going to repeat topics from time to time. It may be the “same show with the same group of people” but the audience is not the same. Would you rather they just do one report on a trade, then sit in silence until the deal is done?
and itll keep getting posted over and over again here all day
Only have to put up with this horse vomit for 2 more days
“There’s speculation that James Harden might be boarding a plane to Cleveland in a few hours to discuss a potential contract extension with Koby Altman, who might be there”
San Antonio can hush all this noise by adding Harper and picks for Giannis.
Do it you cowards!
Sochan for Antetokounmpo straight up. It can be for either one
I fuck with it
He’s going to get taken care of.
?
Edit: thanks for the answers, guys. It looks like the Bulls have Blackjack and hookers for him
Contract extension
Cleveland strip club VIP rooms
Not here, no quality
How longs the Lido Lounge been closed? That was true ass class.
😆 2023 I think?
Something is getting extended and it ain’t his contract
He can’t extend. He has a player option. He has to opt out and resign
Except Cleveland doesn’t have cap space to resign him cause he doesn’t have bird rights. I think it might be that he opts into his player option and resigns over the summer with bird rights the summer after
Cavs don’t need cap space they are just limited to giving Harden a 20% raise this summer without bird rights.
oh you’re right! non bird exception. Thanks for the clarification
Good points
LeBron’s parting gift in his final season is winning a ring with Harden calling it here first
Craziest timeline but I was thinking its a nonzero chance of it happening too
Nah, Jarrett Allen is going to put one right into his skull.
He’s not as nice as he looks.
Unlimited hand jobs (over the sweats) at any strip club in Cleveland, according to my sources.
(over the sweats) is diabolical lmao
Sources: Harden is beside himself. Driving around downtown Cleveland begging (thru texts) for address to the strip club with access to unlimited handjobs
He’s gonna get the best care at a beautiful care center, he will get it nowhere else believe me
Is he.. is he dying?
Hes opening an aspiration bank account as we speak.
🔫 - this aint the Sopranos
He’s clearly talking about Christie’s Cabaret.
handjobs
3 team trade with the New England Patriots. Robert Kraft is the third party.
They have rebranded as the New Epstein Patriots
Balmer refused to cut a check so the ball is in Gilbert’s court
Genuinely why does harden want to leave LA for Cleveland when the clippers are playing so well?
Has it been reported yet?
I don’t think they want to extend him at the rate he wants.
Contract security. He must know that the Clippers are pivoting away from trying to contend and wants either an extension, contention, or both if possible.
Because Cleveland is a good team with young players?
Cleveland strip clubs getting Cav funding
Getting blown out daily like a Dyson vac on a Vienna sausage
I find it hilarious that all these other teams and fanbases are getting excited about trades and “improving their team” when they exist in the same league as the 2026 Charlotte Hornets. Guess there is always hope to look forward to the 2027 season?
Would a Hornets-Suns NBA Finals save the US from fascism? Many people are saying.
Arizona and NC do not get to save us from fascism lol.
Arizona does doesn’t it?
They are both swing states but both have some wild political makeups. NC for example basically has 40% of our voting population who would vote for someone like Mark Robinson
you have definitely been poisoned by DDT
Ironically enough, a Kings championship might be the thing to save us all
A Kings championship might actually signal the apocalypse
rich from a fucking wolves fan, how about you guys actually accomplish something before you start punching down at the teams you were directly compared to for years
https://media1.tenor.com/m/FPHESeiw7YMAAAAC/whoa-take-it-easy.gif
It’s not that deep, man. lol
I found his comment pretty funny
They just made 2 consecutive wcfs.
Let the rest of us have hope for once
Someone shut windy up, fucking hell.
They gave bro a half hour segment on nba today and told him to fill time until another trade drops lol
Now, we’re getting word that Darius garland was seen wearing gym shorts today, is that an indication that he’s wearing comfy clothes for both a flight, and for when he gets off the plane at the destination, which of course is that of his potential new team, the Los Angeles Clippers, who will exchange James Harden, who I believe we know to like winter hats, which will be much needed in his potential new home, Cleveland, home of the cavaliers.
This sounds more like Adam schefter than windy lol. Say a lot of words to basically say nothing lol
He’s the master of filling airtime with vague and interesting but ultimately meaningless narrative-driven trade talk. He’s the perfect ESPN reporter.
Fun fact: the other kids nicknamed him Windy before they even knew his last name
Just.. don’t watch him then? Lol
Print him out a MapQuest directions to the nearest Sizzler, STAT!
Bruh how many different ways can they say the same thing…..
As many as they need to in order to pass the time.
This is like the media version of when you have a word count you need to hit for an essay
* Bucks fans stare blankly into the void *
We’ve been talking about kuminga for like a year already. Its definitely possible for the yapping to continue 😂
I heard the Pacers are looking to deal Myles Turner
Judging by the Giannis coverage, almost a decade.
Give them a little credit, it’s only been like 7 years.
If Windy comes out of his hole and sees a third chin then it’s 7 more years of Giannis trade speculation
Cavs and Clippers play tomorrow. I hope we don’t have to listen to two hours of this.
not every utterance of speculation from Windhorst needs its own post imo
Longer this BS happens, the more convinced I am this DOESN’T happen.
I feel like the rumors that are drawn out like this always fizzle out.
Too much smoke. Probably haggling about picks. Deal is done imo
i know garlands injuries are concerning but how is his value 36 yr old james harden
I mean harden is a better player
Okay.
LeBron James is a better player than Dylan Harper. I wouldn’t trade Dylan Harper for him though.
Dylan harper doesn’t have an extensive injury history like garland, and san Antonio hasn’t been a title contender for consecutive seasons like Cleveland.
What?
My point age has to be a consideration, not just who is better right now.
Cavs don’t believe Garland can stay healthy enough for a playoff run this year or next is what it seems like. You guys are definitely in win now mode
Best ability is availability I guess 😭
Harden has two working feet. Pretty important to have two feet to be a professional athlete
No one wants undersized guards that cant play defense. Probably the best value cavs can get
I think we just want off the contract and to retool around Don and Mobley. I think that’s probably the hang up here, we don’t want to resign Harden to an extension either and harden isn’t going to waive the no trade clause without it.
Did you see what the Hawks got for Trae Young?
Harden already searching his favorite strip clubs in Cleveland
I’ll offer to show him around
Too bad Lidos closed
He’s gonna love touring Brookpark Road
hahaha, jesus, that image… one of the best players of all time who notoriously loves strip clubs driving through Cleveland’s endless grimy industrial parks just to get his rocks off to the middest of mid strippers. At best.
We could place bets on which he goes to first
Anything to fill screentime
At which team do y’all think Harden was the happiest?
Rockets before Dubs ended that run
And the first 2 weeks with Philly
Probably OKC and rockets
Tryna speak it into existence for more clicks and honestly it might work.
Harden had a contender and a max contract offer in Brooklyn and has been chasing those same things ever since demanding a trade. All he had to do was wait two weeks for KD’s and Kyrie’s return. Kyrie was obviously a bigger issue but Harden requesting out was ridiculous.
Bron and Harden both on Cleveland next year would be interesting for sure.
This sucks man. I find it almost impossible to believe that we couldn’t get a better player or return for Garland than Harden.
Garland has no value
“Mike Gansey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of. Let me say that again: Mike Gansey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”
We know mate
I mean there’s been momentum since yesterday
This move shakes up the east puts cavs back in the thick of things with pistons and knicks
The NBA is the only major sports league that goes into these psychological issues with the players for a trade, it’s hilarious and so dramatic
Taken care of or “Taken care of”?
yuck man
Just yuck
Garland chokes too often
Things you like to see:
Not this 😢
So many trees are about to be planted in Ohio
Didn’t Daryl Morey say he’d “take care of” Harden too?
trade edging
Bulls have a chance to do the funniest thing.
Like what?
This is like, the 5th time this has been said today. We know.
Last Eastern Conference team who said they were going to take care of Harden might have lied a little bit.
They out here manifesting it
(Talking to himself btw)
My F5 finger hurts
I’ll always support Darius. This will damn near make me a Clippers supporter.
Might just be waiting for after the game on Wednesday. Less awkward.
This is gonna carry on until Thursday lol
ffs just tell me when it’s official
Harden is like those ppl who get married like 7 times and claim this one is the one lol
ban this dork from posting for the next hour
Once again great reporting from Windy.
His “sources” 🤣
He checks with his left titty and then verifies with his right titty.
lebron for garland please
Lebron going to Cleveland for free this summer
Which is fine but cleveland can have him and now.
They can have both, Garland and LeBron
harden and lebron makes no sense
Trading Garland for LeBron makes even less sense. But here you are.
You’d rather have them trade a valueless garland for a harden with an extension?
Yes, because we can get LeBron for free. The Lakers have absolutely zero say
Enjoy paying that.
We will enjoy stealing from the Lakers while they get forced to rebuild
It feels like every year Harden is getting traded for a contract
Something i don’t understand - how can the Cavs “wink wink” extend Harden - if he loses his bird rights in the trade (which I understand is why he can block the trade)? They will be way over the cap every year.
He doesnt lose his bird rights
Harden ditching the clippers when they’re on the rise for money is crazy.
If you want playoff success why would you want James Harden? I mean he’s been slightly better in the playoffs the last few years he’s made it, but he’s still got that history of no showing the playoffs or getting hurt.
Why are we listening to the kid from Superbad on basketball stuff?
Oh yes put your trust in Dan Gilbert to give you a new deal without it being on paper.
Wut
Idk if Harden is the guy you want when your under pressure to perform in the playoffs to appease Donovan.