Even though the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing their best basketball over the past three weeks, Koby Altman and the front office had concluded that they could not stand pat with their roster.

Darius Garland was one of the through lines for the Cavaliers transforming from a rebuilding team into a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference, but his time in Cleveland is now finished.

Harden was having one of his best offensive seasons in recent years, averaging 25.4 points a game for a Clippers team that had won 17 of its last 22 games after a 6-21 start to the season.

LeBron James scored 25 points, Luka Doncic had 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 125-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Austin Reaves’ first game since Christmas

The Brooklyn Nets (13-36) are still in a rut as they have lost nine of their last 10 games, including a five-game road trip in which they suffered two losses of at least 37 points along the way.

Minnesota United is finalizing a deal to sign Colombia international star forward James Rodríguez, a source confirmed to ESPN.