Greg Swartz

Blessing in disguise for the Lakers.

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Lakers say the Mark Williams/Dalton Knecht trade has been rescinded.

The Nets kept Cam Johnson?

Big win for the Cavs to get De'Andre Hunter (27, averaging 19.0 on 39.3% from 3) without giving up Okoro, Tyson or the 2031 first.

Caris LeVert shot 42.3 percent from 3 for four months. He went 0-6 in the last two games and Koby ships him out. He knew the regression was coming.

Cavs should keep De'Andre Hunter in a sixth man role where he's thrived this season. A healthy rotation moving forward should be: PG: Garland/Jerome SG: Mitchell/Strus SF: Okoro/Merrill PF: Mobley/Hunter C: Allen/Wade

Cavs are now $1.5 million below the luxury tax line. They'll need to sign one more player to get to the mandated 14.

After the De'Andre Hunter trade, Cavs only project to be about $300,000 below the second apron with 10 players under contract in 2025-26. They'll need to make a trade at some point between now and the 2026 deadline to get underneath.

Niang ends up being the guy.

Greg Swartz @GregSwartzBR

Cavs are only $15 million below the second apron for next season with just 10 contracts. If they take on De’Andre Hunter and his $23 million for next year via trade they’ll almost certainly have to send back some combo of Strus, Okoro, Niang or Wade, not just LeVert’s expiring $.

If the Cavs don’t pull off a significant trade today, I would expect Tristan Thompson to be moved somewhere so Cleveland can avoid the luxury tax.

Cavs are only $15 million below the second apron for next season with just 10 contracts. If they take on De’Andre Hunter and his $23 million for next year via trade they’ll almost certainly have to send back some combo of Strus, Okoro, Niang or Wade, not just LeVert’s expiring $.

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DARIUS GARLAND FROM THE LOGO FOR THE WIN!!!! 😱😱 https://t.co/UqvGmelKxF

That’s a very reasonable price for the Warriors to pay. Kept all their young guys and still have picks to trade. Jimmy is 35 and Steph turns 37 next month, but the playoff window stays open for now.

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Lakers got bailed out big time in 2018 when LeBron chose them in FA. Now they get handed a 25-year-old superstar in Luka Doncic when plenty of other teams could have made bigger offers. Rob Pelinka is the luckiest man in the league.

If the Mavericks had openly shopped Luka, how many 1st-round picks would teams like the Thunder or Spurs offered? 8? 10? We could have seen the greatest trade return in NBA history. Specifically calling the Lakers (and not even getting two 1sts and Knecht) is bizarre.

This is going to go down as the worst trade in Mavericks history. AD is obviously good but getting a 25-year-old superstar In Luka for him and 1 draft pick is insane.

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It's 1000% real: https://t.co/ncNjpN37gU

This is the most shocking trade I’ve seen in 15 years covering the league.

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BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.