The Cleveland Cavaliers took a stick of dynamite to their dysfunctional roster Thursday, leaving fantasy basketball owners in disarray.
The Cavs started the day with a bang, shipping Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and their own 2018 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr., as The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor first reported. Later in the day, they moved Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert and Dwyane Wade to land Rodney Hood, George Hill and a heavily protected second-round pick, per ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
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Now that the dust has settled, let’s suss out the fantasy winners and losers from Cleveland’s trade-deadline wheeling and dealing. We’ll also take a look at how the deals affect the fantasy value of players on the other four teams involved—the Lakers, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat.
As you’ll see, these trades created massive opportunities for certain players to shine, so open up your league’s waiver wire and get ready to scan for potential pickups as you read. It could be the difference between your squad making a deep playoff run and suffering an early-round exit.
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