Cleveland Cavaliers just pulled off a puzzling move: they traded for Peyton Watson, a solid pickup, then handed James Harden a massive, fully guaranteed three-year deal worth $97 million — despite his recent decline and poor performance against the very Knicks who swept them. With Harden’s production tanking and LeBron James out of reach, this gamble feels like doubling down on a fading core instead of building for the future — and with the Knicks still crushing the East, it’s hard to see how this helps Cleveland climb back to the top.

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