Crossover: How James Harden Comes Out of This Trade as a Winner and a Loser

Biggest winners and losers from the blockbuster Harden trade

The James Harden trade involved 4 teams in one of the biggest NBA trades in years, so who came out as victors? While the Rockets took care of one problem, they obviously come out of this as losers, getting a weaker return for comparable trades in recent years.

SI's Madelyn Burke, Howard Beck, and Ben Pickman break down how Harden himself is both an winner and a loser fo this trade, and how the Cavaliers came into this trade at the last minute and seem to have come out winners.

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