CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of four teams involved in an NBA series on Wednesday afternoon, sending All-Star guard James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.
According to sources who spoke to cleveland.com about the condition of anonymity because the agreed deal has not yet been finalized, the Cavs will receive 22-year-old center Jarrett Allen and swingman Taurean Prince of Brooklyn in exchange for Dante Exum, Milwaukee’s first choice in 2022 and a second choice in 2024.
Exum and the first player go to Houston while the Nets receive the second player.
Allen is the chapter for the Cavs, giving them a young blockbuster center that can grow with their young core. The Cavs are a limited free agent during the off-season and will inherit Allen’s Bird rights and are optimistic about their chances of signing a long-term contract.
In 12 games with Brooklyn this season, Allen averaged 11.2 points on 67.7% shooting off the field with 10.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks.
Prince gives the understaffed Cavs a healthy, versatile wing, while Dylan Windler continues to recover from a broken left hand.
To make the deal work, the Cavs will renounce Thon Maker and Yogi Ferrell, sources said.
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