“As a lot as I wished to remain in LA and provides it a go, I’ve by no means received one earlier than. As a basketball thoughts, I feel now we have a bit higher probability.”
Harden has helped the Clippers climb the desk after a dismal 6-21 begin this season, however sat out Sunday’s defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers whereas talks with the Cavaliers progressed.
Harden, who received the NBA’s Most Helpful Participant Award in 2018 whereas with the Houston Rockets, denied hypothesis that he requested a commerce from the Clippers.
“That wasn’t the case in any respect. In life, not even simply basketball, when issues do not work out, there are methods to finish issues in relationships with out having to crack one another,” he stated.
“Perhaps we simply do not see a future with one another. Perhaps we simply outgrew one another. Regardless of the case could also be, I really feel like our conditions weren’t like that.”
Throughout stints at 5 franchises, Harden has scored 28,805 factors, placing him ninth on the NBA’s all-time record.
The Cavaliers haven’t received a title since 2016.
Garland, 26, averages 18 factors this season in a marketing campaign blighted by damage.
As a part of the commerce, the Clippers secured a second-round choose for this 12 months’s draft.
The Clippers host the Cavaliers on Wednesday, however Harden and Garland should go medicals earlier than the commerce is confirmed.
