For weeks, the buzz had been that Keon Ellis was the most likely player to be traded before the Feb. 5 deadline. It didn\u2019t even go down to the wire.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded De\u2019Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings for Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder in a three-team deal that sees Dario Saric heading off to Chicago, a trade first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN<\/a> and since confirmed by multiple reports. Michael Scotto of Hoopshype<\/a> had laid out a framework for this trade earlier in the day.<\/p>\n This trade is a win for the Cavaliers, who both save money \u2014 nearly $47 million in salary and taxes for a team still over the second apron \u2014 and get a better wing defender and 3-point shooter in Ellis. The Cavs had hoped that Hunter would fill their need on the wing, but he is averaging 13.9 points a game, has come off the bench a lot this season, is shooting 30.9% from beyond the arc, and is not a lockdown defender. Ellis, on the other hand, is a plus defender (even if he is three inches shorter) and is shooting 36.8% from 3 this season.<\/p>\n Here are other notes on the trade.<\/p>\n \u2022 Chicago picks up one or two late second-round picks \u2014 one is reportedly in 2029, the worst of Detroit, Milwaukee or New York\u2019s second-rounder \u2014 for taking on Saric.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ellis and Schroder are going to really help Cleveland\u2019s perimeter defense.<\/p>\n \u2022 Hunter became someone the Cavaliers could trade because of the emergence of Jaylon Tyson, who has played better for them in the same role.<\/p>\n \u2022 Schroder is averaging 12.8 points and 5.3 rebounds this season and gives the Cavaliers depth at the point.<\/p>\n \u2022 This could mean less Lonzo Ball for the Cavaliers. He has not worked out as hoped for them this season.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sacramento had been looking for a late first-rounder for Ellis but did not get any picks as part of this trade. <\/p>\n \u2022 Sacramento is not done dealing \u2014 this trade adds $6.9 million in salary this season and moves them over the luxury tax line. Kings\u2019 ownership is not going to pay the tax for a 12-38 team that is last in the Western Conference. More moves are coming. <\/p>\n \u2022 Sacramento adds $10.1 million in salary next season with Hunter. <\/p>\n \u2022 Multiple reports say the Kings are excited and believe Hunter can help them on the wing. Can Keegan Murray and Hunter pair well together? We\u2019re going to find out. <\/p>\n \u2022 Moving on from Ellis and Schroder helps the Kings clear up a crowded backcourt and get more run for rookie Nique Clifford, who has shown some promise. <\/p>\n \u2022 Chicago is waiving guard Jevon Carter to create a roster spot for Saric. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For weeks, the buzz had been that Keon Ellis was the most likely player to be traded before…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-159068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}