After one of the wildest trade deadlines coming to a close, the NBA All-Star game is next on the schedule. With all the All-Stars announced, the two captains, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, have made their picks for the teams. However, at the end of the draft, Ernie Johnson went on to ask the 2 about the trades. This brought up a hilarious moment between the King and the Easy Money Sniper following a massive James Harden trade.
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When Durant asked what James wants instead of Garland, he responded by asking him if he wasn’t done making trades already.
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As the trade deadline hit, big news flowed in. In a blockbuster deal, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden from the Nets. In exchange, they got Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and Ben Simmons, along with some picks. This news shattered the NBA world as the trade was constantly in the rumors.
James Harden was not enough?
With the two All-Star captains making their choices for their teams, it all came to an end. However, at the end of the draft, Ernie Johnson asked both LeBron and Durant if they wanted to swap players around. While LeBron tried to propose a trade, Durant quickly came in and asked the King what he would want for Darius Garland. This prompted LeBron’s hilarious reaction.
He said: “You not done making trades for the day?”
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This comes from the biggest deal of the trade deadline featuring his former teammate James Harden. The Nets put up one of the most feared trios last season, bringing in Harden to team up with Durant and Kyrie. However, as feared as the trio was, they played together in just 16 games in the 13 months they were together. Now, we will see Harden and Joel Embiid as a duo and the first of Simmons in action this season.
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Another surprising thing through the trade deadline was the Los Angeles Lakers not being active. There were rumors about a potential Westbrook-Wall deal with the Rockets. However, it didn’t go through and things will remain the same for the Lakers. With all the pressure on each of Durant and LeBron James, delivering will be no easy task. However, these two legends have made their living doing the unthinkable.
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