CLEVELAND, Ohio — James Harden is a Cavalier, sources told cleveland.com on Tuesday. Cleveland sent Darius Garland — the longest-tenured Cav of the modern era — and a second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for one of the most accomplished offensive players in NBA history.

When news broke that James Harden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Darius Garland on Tuesday night, the headlines immediately started to write themselves. When the going gets tough, Harden gets going .

Harden said he “didn't want to feel like I was holding the Clippers up in their future. I wanted them to actually have a chance to rebuild and get some draft capital. In Cleveland I see an opportunity to win in the East— they got a very good team,

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