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The Cavaliers apparently won’t be getting an A for their Dennis Schroder trade. But ESPN believes they did slightly better than the other guys. ESPN’s Zach Kram gave Cleveland a B for its deal with the Hornets, while Charlotte received a B-minus. For the Cavs, Kram writes that the trade was primarily about money and […] The post Cavs get favorable marks for Dennis Schroder trade appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Knicks The defending champion Knicks still have some roster work to do, particularly behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond. New York has 13 players on guaranteed standard contracts and sits roughly $3.27 million below the second tax apron, according to Yossi Gozlan of CapSheets. Owner James Dolan has already indicated that the Knicks don’t intend […] The post NBA Notes: Knicks, roster, Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Heat appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Timberwolves Anthony Edwards isn’t talking championship just yet. First, he wants to see what the new-look Timberwolves actually look like together. Minnesota made one of the summer’s biggest changes by acquiring LaMelo Ball in the four-team trade that sent Naz Reid to Charlotte and Julius Randle to Brooklyn. That gives the Wolves a dynamic new […] The post NBA Notes: Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, Mavericks, offseason, Grizzlies appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Cavaliers For all the noise around the Cavaliers this summer, Evan Mobley has somehow become one of the quieter parts of the conversation. John Hobbs of Cavs On SI argues that probably shouldn’t be the case. Mobley averaged 18.2 points and 9.0 rebounds last season, then remained productive through Cleveland’s run to the Eastern Conference […] The post NBA Notes: Cavs, Evan Mobley, Kings, Keegan Murray, Jazz appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Jonathan Kuminga is still looking for a home, so naturally, we have reached the let’s trade half the Western Conference portion of the offseason. Jackson Caudell and Rohan Raman of Hawks On SI cooked up a three-team sign-and-trade proposal involving the Hawks, Kings and Trail Blazers. And there are some rather large names involved. Under […] The post NBA trade idea sends Jonathan Kuminga to Kings, Domantas Sabonis to Blazers appeared first on Hoops Wire.