BOMBSHELL: James Harden Seeks TRADE From Clippers -- Can He Save the Cavs?

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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NBA trade deadline chaos erupts as James Harden shocks the LA Clippers with a stunning trade request, shaking the roster and raising questions about locker room dynamics and long-term direction. Is Harden chasing a bigger payday, a ring, or both—and can the Cleveland Cavaliers land him to boost their postseason hopes? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize debate Harden’s motivations, the Clippers’ strategic crossroads, and Cleveland’s potential gamble to keep Donovan Mitchell.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Locked on NBA Daily.
0:04.0	You know what they say. The trade deadline is silly season and we have guys reached maximum silliness.
0:09.9	James Hardin wants to trade.
0:11.1	Donovan Mitchell Watch has begun a ton of new trade deadline stories to discuss.
0:15.4	Let's jump in.
0:25.6	You are Locked onon NBA, your daily NBA, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:32.7	All right, welcome back to Locked-on NBA Daily, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:36.7	Now the number one sports podcast network, however you're tuning in on YouTube or on your podcast app. Thanks for making us your first listen every day. Today's episode is brought to you by Fandual. It's a last call for football on Fandual if you're a new customer, bet just $5 and get $200 in bonus bets if you win. I'm West Goldberg. Today we're talking about James Hardin and Donovan Mitchell
0:54.8	as the new subjects of new trade deadline reports, and we're going to do a lightning round of other names that could get moved before Thursday's deadline here in a second. We're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts. I have two of the best with me as always. From the Lockdown Nuggets podcast, senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt Moore. Matt, you know, I just hate to see it.
1:11.5	Obviously, everybody is always so mad when players show their politics. senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt Moore, Matt. You know, I just hate to see it.
1:11.4	Obviously, everybody is always so mad when players show their politics.
1:15.0	For James Harden to come out as an anti-environmentalist like this, it's just disgusting.
1:19.8	From the Locked on Bulls podcast, a Bulls and Bears creator for Bleacher Report, it's Hayes.
1:25.4	Or maybe he is actually an environmental list because he's taking this he's
1:28.6	taking a stance against kauai not planting those trees maybe that's what yeah i will not play with
1:34.5	you i am the laura i'm the laurax i speak for the trees james hardin is the lorax
1:40.9	that was the last straw for james Hardin is not planting the trees.
1:44.9	That's what, that's what did it.
1:46.7	Let's just jump in.
1:47.7	This just James Hardin thing is absolutely crazy.
1:49.6	So we get the news late last night that Hardin is seeking a trade from the Clippers.
1:54.7	It seems to take the people on the Clippers by surprise.
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