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One Boston rival is acquiring a familiar face as trade deadline week kicks off across the NBA. Shams Charania of ESPN.com was first to report late Saturday night that the Cleveland Cavaliers are trading De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team deal that lands Cleveland former Celtics guard Dennis Schroder and reserve guard Keon Ellis.
For all these weeks, it seemed almost certain that the Kings would be able to land a late first-round pick for Keon Ellis. But when the deal with the Cavaliers finally went down on Saturday night, one was nowhere to be found.
Ever since the Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed back LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, trade rumors have been on fire.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded forward De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-team deal that brings Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to Cleveland, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
Yossi Gozlan: The Cleveland Cavaliers save $50 million in payroll and luxury tax combined by trading De'Andre Hunter for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis. They also go from $22 million above the second apron to $13.9 million above it.
The Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to bounce back from a fierce beating when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.