Cavaliers trade Thomas, Wade, Rose at Thursday’s deadline

In short, Cleveland improved its chances of returning to a fourth straight National Basketball Association finals with the trade.

“I think we became a younger team, more athletic”. I don’t know if the’ve fixed their problems, but I do know that they got rid of a bunch of them. The most rumored Celtic to be on the move was guard Marcus Smart, but Boston proved how much it values its gritty, defensive-minded player, even if he at times has a tendency to fight hotel room picture frames. But as far as on the court, the Cavs upgraded across the board with more athleticism. “God bless and see you on the other side”, Thomas wrote.

Thomas played in just 15 games for the Cavs this season after recovering from a hip injury.

Cleveland has two months to put it all together before the playoffs, which is easier said than done. While Ball is still a do-it-all type player who can take backseat and keep the offense flowing without scoring, the presence of Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma means the Lakers are not going to hand the offense off to Thomas.

Yet even if the Cavs don’t assemble into a well-rounded super-team by April, the entire experience should be a lot less dramatic.

“With the new guys, we’re going to be flawless”, he said. It was not appreciated. This Isaiah Thomas trade proved to be the biggest of the NBA Trade Deadline. Nance is a 6-foot-9, 25-year-old jump-through-the-roof type player who will help on defense and on the glass.

Sending off Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and their 2018 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavs acquired Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.in perhaps the most shocking trade of the day. Energy was low, enthusiasm lower.

Change was certainly needed for a Cavs team that has lost 13 out of the last 20 games, but will these new additions be enough to push them back up the standings? The Cavs are a team that gets out on the fast break pretty often, and Clarkson and Nance are pretty proficient on the break themselves.

Cavaliers: Cedi Osman, making his first start, had 16 points but struggled at the free-throw line. I feel like they made some good moves.

On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a complete roster overhaul, trading out multiple players in the span of 90 minutes to basically hit the reset button on the 2017-2018 season.

For those tempted to conflate the Irving trade with the deals made Thursday and decree that Cleveland didn’t get almost enough, the economic concept of “sunk costs” comes to mind.

ESPN was first to report the dizzying run of deals.

There is a bigger issue that might not be answered over the remaining 29 games and however many follow in the postseason.

As long as they have that alongside LeBron James, they should be able to hang with anybody in the East. In a league that preaches continuity and chemistry as ingredients of success, that’s mind-boggling. Reader, you already know the answer: This is a franchise obsessed with chasing superstars, and there are a couple of them who could be interested in meeting with Magic Johnson and the rest of the front office in July: LeBron James and Paul George.

Or, for that matter, might play in the future. Jason explains how everything that LeBron does is calculated and is just business and he can do it because he is the most powerful athlete in the world.