Cavaliers Trade Darius Garland for James Harden

The Chase Down: A Cleveland Cavaliers Pod

Cleveland Cavaliers

Sports, Basketball

4.7 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Justin and Carter react to the trade of Darius Garland for James Harden. They discuss what Garland's time with the team meant to them, the team, and this era of Cavs basketball. From there they discuss what this change means for the Cavs, what James Harden can bring to the table, and how this shows the Cavs commitment to do everything possible to win a title in this window.

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0:00.0	Garland in the corner. He's got it.
0:02.7	Feed stand.
0:03.6	Power with the right.
0:04.7	Angel shakes.
0:05.7	To the basket and thunders at home.
0:08.3	Oh! Mobley throws it down.
0:10.8	And Alan blocked the shot at the rim.
0:14.8	Welcome to the Chase Down podcast, part of the Cavs Media family.
0:17.5	I'm your host, Justin Rowan.
0:18.7	The Chase Down is presented by Fubo, the official streaming partner of the Cavs. Watch over 350 channels of live sports and TV, including
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0:29.7	FubotTV.com slash calves. Well, on the last podcast, I said I didn't expect anything major to
0:35.9	happen at the trade deadline, and I was very, very
0:39.4	quickly wrong. This is why I do not do reporting. This is why a final tell that I have
0:45.1	no insight on what's going to happen with this team, I was wrong. It was a major
0:50.9	inflection point in Clem Cavaliers franchise history as Darius Garland was traded for James Hardin.
0:57.2	Joining me today to discuss DG's legacy is time with the Cavs, what it means to us.
1:02.6	What Hardin's going to bring to the table is my co-host Carter Rodriguez.
1:05.6	Carter, how you doing, buddy?
1:07.7	You know, it's hilarious that the first line of the intro video is Darius Garland.
1:12.7	I burst out laughing too.
1:14.2	I'm like, oh, that's something.
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