Jordan Clarkson traded to Cavaliers, who have blown up their roster
The NBA certainly has its faults, but no professional sports league has a more interesting trade-deadline day.
That was certainly the case Thursday, and nothing was as engrossing as the Cleveland Cavaliers blowing up their roster. In the span of an hour, the Cavs traded six players. Keep in mind that NBA teams must carry a minimum of 12 active players (and one inactive).
First, the Lakers dealt Jordan Clarkson, the former Missouri player, and Larry Nance to the Cavaliers for Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye and a first-round pick.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke that news on Twitter.
Lakers sending Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to the Cavaliers, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
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
Cavaliers also sending its 2018 first-round pick in deal to Lakers, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Next, the Cavaliers were part of a three team-trade with Sacramento and Utah. Cleveland sent Derek Rose and Jae Crowder to the Jazz and Iman Shumpert to the Kings.
The breakdown: Kings get Joe Johnson and Shumpert; Jazz get Rose and Crowder; Cavaliers got Rodney Hood and George Hill.
Full 3-team trade details:
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 8, 2018
Kings receive:
Joe Johnson
Iman Shumpert
Jazz receive:
Derrick Rose
Jae Crowder
Cleveland receives:
Rodney Hood
George Hill
Wow.
Cleveland then trading Dwyane Wade to Miami for a second-round pick.
Miami will send a heavily protected second-round pick to Cleveland for Wade, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Wow. That’s a lot of activity, right?
People on Twitter reacted to the rash of trades by the Cavaliers — as did one player, according to ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin:
Text just now from a Cavs player who remains on the roster after the upheaval: “WHAT JUST HAPPENED”
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 8, 2018
lebron james when he walks into practice tomorrow pic.twitter.com/bzF2Q9SVif
— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) February 8, 2018
BREAKING: Cavs in negotiations to trade remainder of team for a year of Whataburger
— Whataburger® (@Whataburger) February 8, 2018
Trying to keep up with who the Cavs are trading in & out of town...#NBATradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/67oyIADsBg
— BarDown (@BarDown) February 8, 2018
Dwyane Wade back to Miami?! pic.twitter.com/Te2RhU7j1D
— theScore (@theScore) February 8, 2018
Trying to make sense of the Cavs roster... pic.twitter.com/oEbilxc2I9
— Whistle Sports (@WhistleSports) February 8, 2018
Leaveland
— Eric Stephen (@truebluela) February 8, 2018
Breaking: #Cavaliers have officially traded, “Cleveland” and will now be called the “Lebron Cavaliers”.
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) February 8, 2018
Cavs woke up like... pic.twitter.com/Xs6cyUOVap
— Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 8, 2018
Me watching these trades go down: pic.twitter.com/xIqQXgK6is
— Jordan Davenport (@OfficialDavs) February 8, 2018
The Cavs next practice. pic.twitter.com/HAmrZFJDT5
— Tyler McDonough™ (@TM_Swish) February 8, 2018
live look at LeBron walking into the Cavs locker room pic.twitter.com/klmsFyjJ5d
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) February 8, 2018
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This story was originally published February 8, 2018 at 12:39 PM.