{"id":2285,"date":"2018-02-09T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2019-06-26T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:13:08","slug":"nba-trade-deadline-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/nba-trade-deadline-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Trade Deadline Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<strong> NBA trade deadline<\/strong> has come and gone with several trades to talk about. \u00a0Going into the final day of trade talks, there wasn&#8217;t much anticipation for a busy day due to the fact that many teams are being very cautious with taking on additional salary. Many of the teams were expected to just sit tight and hope for a strong post-deadline pool of free agents. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"did-the-lakers-just-show-theyre-after-lebron\"><b>Did The Lakers Just Show They\u2019re After LeBron?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<strong> LA Lakers<\/strong> sent Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a protected 2018 draft pick. \u00a0Now, on paper, that may seem just like a normal everyday trade but if you think deeper into it, the <strong>Lakers<\/strong> may have just showed their hand as far as going after LeBron James in the offseason and helped clear cap space in the process so they can afford him. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Cavaliers<\/strong> fans were not happy with <strong>Thomas<\/strong> and most of that is uncalled for. \u00a0It is hard to put the Cavaliers struggles on one player, especially when that one player isn\u2019t their leader and isn\u2019t going to go out and win you many games. \u00a0Thomas is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year so for the Lakers, they just completely dumped a ton of salary cap room. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Cavaliers<\/strong> took on the salary of Clarkson and Nance but for this year, it may actually help them out. \u00a0Clarkson is averaging 14.5 points per game and served as an insurance policy for the Lakers with Lonzo Ball being out with injury. Even when Ball was in the game, Clarkson served as the sixth man, coming off the bench and putting numbers on the board. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Nance<\/strong> will be happy in Cleveland as his father played there from 1988 to 1994 and Nance was born in LeBron\u2019s town of Akron, Ohio. \u00a0The Cavaliers have aged drastically over the past 18 months but this is a good sign as both Nance and Clarkson are 25 years old and give the team a little more depth. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cavaliers-very-active-with-trades\"><b>Cavaliers Very Active With Trades<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to obtaining <strong>Nance<\/strong> and <strong>Clarkson<\/strong>, the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed active, trading for George Hill in a three way trade with Utah and Sacramento. The <strong>Cavaliers<\/strong> sent Derrick Rose and Jae Crowder to the Utah Jazz and sent Iman Shumpert to the Sacramento Kings. \u00a0In exchange, the Utah Jazz sent Rodney Hood to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Joe Johnson to the Sacramento Kings. \u00a0The Kings then sent Hill to the Cavaliers to round out the three way trade. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Cavaliers<\/strong> then sent <strong>Dwayne<\/strong> <strong>Wade<\/strong> home to Miami Heat for a 2nd round protected pick. No one ever thought they would see this happen as Wade and Pat Riley have been less than friendly over some issues they had but sources close to the situation have reported that the two have made up and resolved their differences at Wade\u2019s former agent Henry Thomas funeral. \u00a0This has completely changed the look of the Cleveland Cavaliers. \u00a0They have by far been the most active team during the final day of the trade deadline and look to be getting younger and making strides to compete. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A side note to this trade is the fact that <strong>Joe Johnson<\/strong> has stated that he will seek a buyout from the Sacramento Kings. \u00a0This has not been confirmed but reliable sources are indicating he will ask for the buyout. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pistons-stay-busy-with-trades\"><b>Pistons Stay Busy With Trades!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<strong> Detroit Pistons<\/strong> stayed active prior to the trade deadline sending Willie Reed to the Chicago Bulls for Jameer Nelson. Nelson had just arrived in <strong>Chicago<\/strong> after being part of the Bulls trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for Nikola Mirotic. \u00a0Nelson appeared in 43 games coming off the bench for the pelicans prior to being traded to the Chicago Bulls on February 1. \u00a0He was averaging nearly 5 points per game and was mainly used spread the ball around to Anthony Davis and &#8220;Boogie&#8221; Cousins. \u00a0Nelson is a 14 year NBA veteran that is a strong three-point shooter. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Reed<\/strong> will bring some dramatic baggage with him when he arrives in <strong>Chicago<\/strong>. \u00a0<strong>Reed<\/strong> was suspended on Tuesday for 6 games stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred earlier this year. This will be reads 3rd team he has played for in less than 2 weeks, as he was originally traded to Detroit from the LA Clippers and part of the Blake Griffin deal.In addition to Nelson and Reed, both teams will swap 2022 2nd round draft picks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"other-notable-trades\"><b>Other Notable Trades<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Toronto Raptors sent Bruno Caboclo to Sacramento Kings for Malachi Richardson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Memphis Grizzlies sent James Ennis to the Detroit Pistons for Brice Johnson <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Orlando Magic sent Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns for a 2018 2nd rd draft pick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Washington Wizards sent Sheldon Mac to the Atlanta Hawks for unreported pick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*New Orleans Pelicans sent Dante Cunningham to Brooklyn Nets for Rashad Vaughn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Chicago Bulls sent Milovan Rakovic to the Portland Trail Blazers for Noah Vonleh <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. 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