{"id":454232,"date":"2026-02-04T22:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454232\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T22:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:49:10","slug":"reports-cavs-deal-lonzo-ball-to-jazz-in-three-team-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454232\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Cavs deal Lonzo Ball to Jazz in three-team swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2039581\" class=\"wp-image-2039581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lonzo-ball-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2039581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lonzo Ball is averaging 4.6 points, four rebounds and 3.9 assists per game this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers reportedly are trading guard Lonzo Ball to the Jazz in a three-team deal with the Hawks, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz reportedly plan to waive Ball, who would then become a free agent after clearing waivers. The Hawks reportedly add center Jock Landale from the Jazz in the deal.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Essentially a three-team trade that allows Jazz to pick up two seconds, the Hawks to land a productive center in Landale and the Cavaliers to shed significant salary and tax savings while bringing in James Harden, Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder to fortify the roster this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jed7L9sNr6\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jed7L9sNr6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2019166716832399650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Utah Jazz will waive Lonzo Ball after acquiring him from the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources tell me. He\u2019ll be a free agent point guard in demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/2019165084954870209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Jazz are expected to waive Lonzo Ball, allowing him to be a free agent, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NH3dxebRlQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/NH3dxebRlQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2019165053862162617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once he is waived by the Jazz, as reportedly expected, Ball will enter the open market. The playoff eligibility waiver deadline is March 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavs picked up Ball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/lonzo-ball-isaac-okoro-trade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last offseason<\/a> via a trade with the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Issac Okoro. Ball is averaging 4.6 points, four rebounds and 3.9 assists in 20.8 minutes per game for the Cavs this season.<\/p>\n<p>Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 35 games in 2024-25 after missing the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns because of a left knee injury. The 28-year-old Ball underwent a meniscus and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/bulls-lonzo-ball-meets-family-of-the-man-who-donated-knee-cartilage-he-received-in-transplant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cartilage transplant<\/a>\u00a0in his left knee in March 2023 after two surgeries failed to fix an injury he suffered during his first season in Chicago in 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>The second overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2017 draft, Ball missed the last two months of the 2024-25 season because of a sprained right wrist. He has one year remaining on his contract with a team option for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz acquired Landale in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/jaren-jackson-jr-trade-jazz-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaren Jackson Jr. trade<\/a> on Tuesday, but he will be moving on to the Hawks. He\u2019s in his fifth NBA season and is averaging career bests in points (11.3), rebounds (6.5) and assists (1.7) in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lonzo Ball is averaging 4.6 points, four rebounds and 3.9 assists per game this season. 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