Henry Sims is also included in the Hawes deal.

GREAT point about Hawes being a target of Houston rusty. He is a perfect stretch guy for them.

That is a no lose situation there. I love Hawes, great high post center with good passing ability. Sort of a more offensively minded Gasol. However, FAR less defensive minded.

Check this out though - Hawes may not be going anywhere.


Anderson Varejao - F/C - Cavaliers

Anderson Varejao received a cortisone injection in his back on Wednesday.

The Cavs appear to be concerned about Varejao's back, which has kept him out since Feb. 9, and likely prompted the team to trade for Spencer Hawes on Thursday. If Varejao's going to be injured for a while, Hawes will step right into a starting role for his new team.

Oh, and love the salary dump of Earl Clark!!

Cavs are trying to play Tristan more in a center position against smaller guys so they need a stretch to help balance that.


This is just my opinion. I think the Cavs are trying to trade Zeller and pieces (Gee or Miles) to the Clippers for Dudley and Bullock.

More on the Houston/Philly angle:

The hidden good news for us trade lovers is the fact that this deal put Philly $7.5 million under the salary cap floor. This means they HAVE to make more moves today to hit that floor. Watch out for a player like Omer Asik or one of the Laker bigs to possibly be a great fit financially for Philly. This should get interesting.

I just seen that Windhorst tweet about Zeller and Bullock and almost fell out of my chair !

Still laughing about that !

Griffin the new temporary GM of the Cavs worked for the Suns for years. You can see he is more interested in offensive shooters.

OR

Tom Ziller ‏@teamziller 6m

$10 says Dan Gilbert is running the Cavs' deadline day war room.

Did we get rid of Clark or Sims or both?

It appears to be both.

Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO


Sources say trade involving #Cavs center Tyler Zeller is close. Can confirm ESPN report Cavs have talked with #Clippers about Zeller.

12:30 PM - 20 Feb 2014

Sources: Spencer Hawes to Cavs

In an effort to add depth to their front line as they chase a playoff spot, the Cleveland Cavaliers have traded for Philadelphia 76ers center Spencer Hawes, sources told ESPN.com, confirming multiple reports.

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Spencer Hawes has averaged 13.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in 53 starts for Philadelphia this season.
The 76ers have been trading for draft picks and prospects since last summer as part of a long-term rebuilding project, and this deal fits that mold. The Cavs sent the 76ers two second-round draft picks and backup forward Earl Clark, while Cleveland shipped backup center Henry Sims to Philadelphia to complete the deal.

Hawes, who is in the final year of a contract that pays him $6.6 million this season, averaged 13.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in 53 starts for the 76ers this season. The Cavs, who are three games out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after a six-game win streak, had been in talks to get another center for several days.

Anderson Varejao has been out with a back injury and received a cortisone shot Wednesday to help deal with the issue. Clark, whose $4.25 million contract next season is not guaranteed, averaged 5.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 45 games and shot 38 percent from the field for the Cleveland, which signed him as a free agent in the offseason.

In January, the Cavs dealt a first-round pick and two second-rounders to acquire forward Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls. The team is spending many of the extra picks it acquired over the past three years to attempt to upgrade and end a three-year playoff drought.

Sims, whose $915,000 contract for next season is also non-guaranteed, has averaged just 2.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 20 games this season.

More from Amico, who tweets that Cavs acting GM David Griffin was unwilling to give up a first-round pick and a player for Rockets big man Omer Asik. The Cavs went out and got Spencer Hawes instead.

Rusty says at least they tried for Asik, Barnes,Thompson, Bullock, and Dudley. Still time.

The Cavs sent the 76ers two second-round draft picks and backup forward Earl Clark, while Cleveland shipped backup center Henry Sims to Philadelphia to complete the deal.

Interesting way to say we traded Clark and Sims. It reads like there's a 3rd or 4th team involved: Cavs, 76ers, Cleveland and Philadelphia all were parties.