If we go back to the trade deadline, we find that James Harden wanted out of the LA Clippers. However, according to Jake Fischer of “The Stein Line,” Harden’s new deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers is “expected to max out at no more than two guaranteed years.” That term is certainly not deep into the future, which makes his departure from the Clippers look ironic, if anything. James Harden didn’t get what he wanted because of the playoffsAge was one of the two main reasons the LA Clippers did not want to get stuck in a long-term contract with James Harden. With the Cleveland Cavaliers, the reasoning for them only wanting Harden for the next two years seems to be the same.