The Cavaliers have made another trade. Less than 48 hours after acquiring JR Smith and Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks, Cleveland has agreed to send two first-round picks to Denver in exchange for big man Timofey Mozgov. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports has the details. Via Twitter:
Cleveland has agreed to a deal in principle to acquire Denver center Timofey Mogzgov for two first-round picks, league source tells Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Cleveland will send Denver two picks that it controls via Memphis and Oklahoma City, league source tells Yahoo. No other players in deal.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Cleveland is absorbing Mozgov into an exception.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Here are protections on Memphis pick: 1-5 and 15-30 in 2015, 1-5 and 15-30 in '16, 1-5 in '17 and 1-5 in 2018; unprotected in 2019
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Protections on Cleveland first-round to Denver via OKC: 1-18 in 2015, 1-15 in '16; 1-15 in 2017. After '17, it becomes two seconds.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015