The Los Angeles Clippers are sending guard James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The second-rounder going to the Clippers is for this year, reports Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports.
Harden denied reports that he requested a trade while reflecting on the deal with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. He said he’s thankful for his two-and-a-half-year stint with L.A.
“In life, not even just basketball, when things don’t work out, there are ways to end things in relationships without having to crack each other,” Harden told Shelburne. “O.K., maybe we just don’t see a future with each other. Maybe we just outgrew each other, whatever the case may be.
“I feel like other…