![]() ![]() Not a bad way to make amends for going back on a handshake agreement to trade him over the summer if LeBron James left, which is what happened.įormer Cavs general manager David Griffin used to say the team was never as tough after Dellavedova left for the Bucks.ĭellavedova, 28, signed as an undrafted free-agent out of college with the Cavs in 2013, and became a cult hero in Cleveland even before he harassed Stephen Curry for the first three games of the 2015 Finals. When they shipped Kyle Korver to Utah last week, they sent him to a place where he spent three seasons and met his wife. It means they don’t plan to chase the big free-agent class of 2019, and want assets to make key trades in future seasons when they feel the rebuild is near completion.ĭellavedova’s $9.6 million salary is fully guaranteed for next season, as is Henson’s $10.4 million contract.Īs the Cavs continue to tear down this year’s team - only eight players remain from the 2018 Finals group - there have been real human-interest angles to their trades. The Cavs, who were beaten 129-110 at home by the Sacramento Kings on Friday, are in the midst of a rebuild and telegraphed they would take on other teams’ “bad” contracts in return for picks. Delly and John Henson come to Cleveland along with a heavily protected first-round pick in 2021, as well as Milwaukee’s second-round pick. The Cavs and Wizards are swapping second-round picks as part of it. Turns out Dekker is not going home, but to the Wizards for Jason Smith. “I don’t know what’s next, I don’t know what Milwaukee wants with me,” Dekker told The Athletic, moments after word broke that the Cavs and Bucks had struck a deal, but before the public knew the Wizards were getting Dekker. ![]() But the Wizards joined the trade late and scooped him up instead. ![]() Dekker grew up in Sheboygan, an hour north of the city, and starred at the University of Wisconsin. He leaves the Cavs grateful for the lone Finals appearance he had in his first 10 seasons and remorseful for the foul shot he missed at the end of Game 1 against the Warriors.Īnd in the case of Sam Dekker, it looked like the Cavs were trading him home to Milwaukee, where his sister lives. George Hill is a veteran, journeyman point guard who is being traded to a contender for the second-consecutive season. ![]()
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