The Cleveland Cavaliers sent six players packing hours before the Thursday afternoon trade deadline.
Dwayne Wade was traded to the Miami Heat, Channing Frye and Isaiah Thomas were sent to the Lakers, Iman Shumpert got kicked to the Kings and Derek Rose and Jae Crowder got traded to the Jazz.
Cleveland is sending Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye to the Lakers for Clarkson and Nance, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Cleveland sends Iman Shumpert to Kings in deal, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Miami will send a heavily protected second-round pick to Cleveland for Wade, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Utah will also send Joe Johnson to Sacramento, and Cleveland will send Jae Crowder and Derek Rose to Utah, league sources tell ESPN. Sacramento sends George Hill to the Cavs.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
The team got Larry Nance, Jordan Clarkson, George Hill and Rodney Hood in the exchange.
To recap, #Cavs today have gotten:
Larry Nance
Jordan Clarkson
Rodney Hood
George HillSent packing:
Isaiah Thomas
Channing Frye
Jae Crowder
Derrick Rose
Iman Shumpert— 92.3 The Fan (@923TheFan) February 8, 2018
What is happening right now in Cleveland? This is pure chaos. I don’t know if there’s ever been a time in recent NBA history where a team dumped half of it’s 12 man roster in a matter of hours.
I understand that this is all a ploy to keep LeBron James on the team this summer, but I think they just accomplished the exact opposite. The Cavaliers roster is a bad joke outside of James, and Kevin Love. The latter of the pair is hurt, and who knows when he’ll play again. This team is in some serious trouble, and I wouldn’t bet a single penny on James returning. I wouldn’t be able to find the exit fast enough if I were him.