How Harden has changed the Cavs

How Harden has changed the Cavs

Author: The Athletic February 17, 2026 Duration: 30:49

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Justin Rowan of the Chase Down Podcast to discuss the Cavs post trade deadline. How has James Harden changed the Cavs offense? How will they be different come playoff time? What are the defensive concerns come playoff time? And then….. will LeBron come back to Cleveland this summer?


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Justin Rowan and Es Baraheni

Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Carl Finocchiaro


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