Cavaliers acquire Rodney Hood, George Hill in 3-team trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Rodney Hood and George Hill in a three-way deal with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, league sources told OnePieceSpark on Thursday. The Cavaliers will send Iman Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick via the Miami Heat to the Kings in the deal. Sacramento acquires Joe Johnson from Utah, who gets Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose from Cleveland, sources said. it was part of a flurry of deals prior to Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline by the Cavaliers, who also traded Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye to the Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. Cleveland also shipped Dwyane Wade to the Miami Heat, sources told ESPN. Hill, whose ability to guard both positions in the backcourt could help the struggling Cavaliers' defense, had been unhappy with his role with the Kings, whom he signed with last summer after turning down a more lucrative extension offer with the Jazz. The 31-year-old point guard is averaging 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season. Hill's contract calls for $19 million guaranteed in the 2018-19 season, league sources said.
Only $1 million of the $18 million on his 2019-20 contract is guaranteed. By shedding his contract, Sacramento now joins a small group of teams with cap space for the summer of 2018. The Kings now have $24 million in room that could increase to $40 million if Shumpert and Garrett Temple opt-out of their contract. Shumpert has an $11 million option and Temple has an $8 million option for next season. The oft-injured Hood, 25, was averaging a career-high 16.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in his fourth season with the Jazz. He missed seven games earlier this season with a sore left ankle. He was fined $35,000 last month for slapping a cellphone out of a fan's hand while exiting the court in Washington following his second technical foul. Rose, the 2009 Rookie of the Year and 2011 MVP while with the Bulls, had struggled to find his way in his only season with the Cavaliers. The 29-year-old has averaged 9.8 points and 1.6 points this season while appearing in just 16 games as he battled injuries and inconsistency. Crowder, who joined the Cavs as part of the Thomas deal, shot just 41.8 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while averaging 8.6 points this season. With the Jazz, the 27-year-old could come off the bench as the No. 1 option at forward behind Derrick Favors and Joe Ingles. Johnson had played a minor role off the bench for the Jazz this season, averaging 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The 36-year-old guard is headed to the Kings, who have already stated that they were going to focus on developing their younger talent moving forward. Shumpert, who was averaging just 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds for the Cavs this season, missed Wednesday's game as he continues to deal with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He missed 25 games earlier this season after having arthroscopic surgery to correct fluid buildup his left knee.
Cavaliers deal guard Dwyane Wade back to Heat
Dwyane Wade has said he would like to end his career where he started it, with the Miami Heat. He will get his chance. LeBron James endorsed the trade on Instagram on Thursday, saying he was happy for Wade.
As part of a massive team makeover, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Wade to the Heat before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, sources said. The Cavaliers get a heavily protected second-round pick in the deal. Wade signed with the Cavs in September after working out a buyout with the Chicago Bulls. He spent last season with Chicago after 13 seasons and three championships with Miami. Wade was averaging a career-low 11.2 points per game this season, coming off the bench in 43 of 46 contests.
Cavaliers trading Isaiah Thomas for Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance
The Isaiah Thomas experiment is over in Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Lakers have freed up cap space to go after LeBron James and Paul George. Hours before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Cavaliers traded their starting point guard and forward Channing Frye to the Lakers for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr. The Lakers also get the Cavaliers' protected first-round pick in 2018. The Lakers have been trying for months to clear future salaries to go after James, if he opts out of his contract, and George in free agency this summer.
Getting the first-round pick gives the Lakers another asset to use to clear additional salary in the future.
Both Thomas ($6.3 million) and Frye ($7.4 million) are on expiring contracts. The Lakers now project to have $46.9 million in cap room this summer. The cap space will increase to $69 million if they do not bring back Julius Randle and stretch the $37 million owed to Luol Deng over five years.
Clarkson is under contract through 2019-20, and Nance's deal runs through 2018-19. But Cleveland picks up luxury tax relief with this trade this season.
Boston traded Thomas to the Cavaliers in August in the deal for Kyrie Irving, who had said he wanted out of Cleveland.
Thomas was rehabbing from a hip injury and ended up playing only 15 games for the Cavs. The two-time All-Star averaged 14.7 points, but Cleveland went 7-8 in those games.
"He's worked too hard to get back, and he's a ball-dominant player," said Thomas' agent, Aaron Goodwin. "It's LeBron's ball, and this clearly wasn't working. [Cavs GM] Koby [Altman] and I have had enough conversations where it was clear, with the way the system was going, it wasn't beneficial for either party.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Rodney Hood and George Hill in a three-way deal with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, league sources told OnePieceSpark on Thursday. The Cavaliers will send Iman Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick via the Miami Heat to the Kings in the deal. Sacramento acquires Joe Johnson from Utah, who gets Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose from Cleveland, sources said. it was part of a flurry of deals prior to Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline by the Cavaliers, who also traded Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye to the Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. Cleveland also shipped Dwyane Wade to the Miami Heat, sources told ESPN. Hill, whose ability to guard both positions in the backcourt could help the struggling Cavaliers' defense, had been unhappy with his role with the Kings, whom he signed with last summer after turning down a more lucrative extension offer with the Jazz. The 31-year-old point guard is averaging 10.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season. Hill's contract calls for $19 million guaranteed in the 2018-19 season, league sources said.
Only $1 million of the $18 million on his 2019-20 contract is guaranteed. By shedding his contract, Sacramento now joins a small group of teams with cap space for the summer of 2018. The Kings now have $24 million in room that could increase to $40 million if Shumpert and Garrett Temple opt-out of their contract. Shumpert has an $11 million option and Temple has an $8 million option for next season. The oft-injured Hood, 25, was averaging a career-high 16.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in his fourth season with the Jazz. He missed seven games earlier this season with a sore left ankle. He was fined $35,000 last month for slapping a cellphone out of a fan's hand while exiting the court in Washington following his second technical foul. Rose, the 2009 Rookie of the Year and 2011 MVP while with the Bulls, had struggled to find his way in his only season with the Cavaliers. The 29-year-old has averaged 9.8 points and 1.6 points this season while appearing in just 16 games as he battled injuries and inconsistency. Crowder, who joined the Cavs as part of the Thomas deal, shot just 41.8 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc while averaging 8.6 points this season. With the Jazz, the 27-year-old could come off the bench as the No. 1 option at forward behind Derrick Favors and Joe Ingles. Johnson had played a minor role off the bench for the Jazz this season, averaging 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The 36-year-old guard is headed to the Kings, who have already stated that they were going to focus on developing their younger talent moving forward. Shumpert, who was averaging just 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds for the Cavs this season, missed Wednesday's game as he continues to deal with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He missed 25 games earlier this season after having arthroscopic surgery to correct fluid buildup his left knee.
Cavaliers deal guard Dwyane Wade back to Heat
Dwyane Wade has said he would like to end his career where he started it, with the Miami Heat. He will get his chance. LeBron James endorsed the trade on Instagram on Thursday, saying he was happy for Wade.
As part of a massive team makeover, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Wade to the Heat before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, sources said. The Cavaliers get a heavily protected second-round pick in the deal. Wade signed with the Cavs in September after working out a buyout with the Chicago Bulls. He spent last season with Chicago after 13 seasons and three championships with Miami. Wade was averaging a career-low 11.2 points per game this season, coming off the bench in 43 of 46 contests.
Cavaliers trading Isaiah Thomas for Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance
The Isaiah Thomas experiment is over in Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Lakers have freed up cap space to go after LeBron James and Paul George. Hours before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Cavaliers traded their starting point guard and forward Channing Frye to the Lakers for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr. The Lakers also get the Cavaliers' protected first-round pick in 2018. The Lakers have been trying for months to clear future salaries to go after James, if he opts out of his contract, and George in free agency this summer.
This is a good opportunity for Isaiah." The trade makes the Cavaliers younger, as both players they are getting are 25 years old. Clarkson averages 14.5 points per game on 45 percent shooting. He had been the Lakers' sixth man, providing instant offense off the bench for much of the season. Clarkson, who is owed $25.9 million over the next two seasons, averaged 21.2 points over an eight-game tear before scoring seven points in the Lakers' win over Phoenix on Tuesday. He leads the NBA with 274 points off the bench since Jan. 1, just ahead of the Clippers' Lou Williams (270) over that span, according to NBA Advanced Stats. Over the season, only Williams (813) has more bench points than Clarkson (732). Nance averages 8.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. His father was a two-time All-Star for the Cavaliers. Nance said he was ready for whatever the trade deadline brought. "Speculating or being upset about it before it happens does you, does the organization, does anybody no good," he said Wednesday. "There is nothing we can do about it. We're just pawns in the game at this point. So you put your head down, play hard, play for us." "Whether I am in the gym all night or whether I am on my knees begging and pleading not to get traded, whether if I was begging to get traded, what is going to happen is going to happen," Nance added. "And me worrying about it isn't going to change anything or make a difference. The NBA is a revolving door, whether you are under contract, not under contract, guys come and go. I mean I started out here with [Robert] Sacre and Kobe [Bryant]."
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