Dion Waiters about to be traded, per Woj?

[Beat LA]

So, the question we'll be hearing on CelticsBlog a lot over the next few days:  should Danny have taken Waiters if all it cost was a trade exception?

No.

Absolutely.  I can't believe that this is even up for debate, and TheFlex - you and I like Waiters, so why wouldn't you have wanted Ainge to have gotten him for nothing, lol?  The bottom line is that we need talent - desperately, and Waiters is easily better than any other guard on our team.  At least he can create his own shot.  If I had been in Danny's shoes, I would have asked, "so where do I sign," lol? ;d

Meh, OKC sent a 1st so I guess this debate is over anyways.

A heavily protected first, I might add.  The whole concept of a 'protected pick' is beyond stupid, imo.  No backsies, lol!

[cltc5]

Report: Cavs trade Dion Waiters to Thunder, get Knicks’ JR Smith and Iman Shumpert

[jpotter33]

getting a first for brandan, will make feel better about the rondo trade, come on danny! get that okc first from Cleveland

I prefer the Memphis pick. It has the protections that could lead to it being decent in a couple of years if the Grizz fall apart.

[Beat LA]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

And then they'll see him play and still need a big man.

I'm not so sure about that.  Dalembert played very effectively for Dallas last year, particularly in the postseason against San Antonio, and the Cavs do need a rim protector, lol.

[Kane3387]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

How can they claim him?

[SHAQATTACK]

The bone head trade out

[Hershey]

I've always thought that what OKC was missing was a guy who likes to break out of the offense to jack iso jumpers.

[saltlover]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

How can they claim him?

They could use their trade exception.  They won't, since no one else is going to claim him, but they can.

[slamtheking]

I've always thought that what OKC was missing was a guy who likes to break out of the offense to jack iso jumpers.

funny, I thought the same thing.  Waiters will look just as bad playing next to Durant and Westbrook as he did playing with Irving, Bron and Love.

[Kane3387]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

How can they claim him?

They could use their trade exception.  They won't, since no one else is going to claim him, but they can.

I didn't know you could do that with trade exceptions.

[pearljammer10]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

How can they claim him?

They could use their trade exception.  They won't, since no one else is going to claim him, but they can.

I didn't know you could do that with trade exceptions.

I am not sure they can sign a free agent with the trade exception. However, they do the 4.9 million dollar disabled player exception that they just received from Varejo so I am sure they will look to use that with Dalembert.

[D.o.s.]

I've always thought that what OKC was missing was a guy who likes to break out of the offense to jack iso jumpers.

To be fair, you just described the entirety of OKC's offense.

[saltlover]

Important thing to note: Post-deal Cleveland still has a need for a big man, still has it's $5.4 million trade exception, and now has an open roster spot.  Wright to Cleveland makes that much more sense.

Word is that Dalembert is going to be waived, and the Cavs are speculated to be interested in either claiming him or signing him.

How can they claim him?

They could use their trade exception.  They won't, since no one else is going to claim him, but they can.

I didn't know you could do that with trade exceptions.

Yes, you can use trade exceptions to claim a player's contract who's been placed on waivers.  It rarely if ever happens, but you are allowed to absorb contracts in this way, assuming the contract completely fits under a single trade exception.  Note that you can only do this with trade exceptions, and not the MLE, for example.

[hwangjini_1]

getting a first for brandan, will make feel better about the rondo trade, come on danny! get that okc first from Cleveland

its "heavily protected", whatever that means. if danny is going to send wright to cleveland for a 1st round pick, i would gamble big and ask for one of cleveland's own picks 3-4 years into the future. gamble that love and lebron jump ship and the USS cleveland gets taken down by a kraken. 

[LooseCannon]

Sam Amico on Twitter:

Cavs coach Blatt told Waiters he needed spot-up shooter. Waiters resisted. Believes he's better than Kyrie, thought Kyrie "favored" by Cavs.