Cavs try to trade their way to the top of the East

 

Published 3/5/2008 by Ryan Amin at Bleacher Report - NBA

           In an attempt to have a legit shot at winning the East and to please LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiac, Delonte West, and Joe Smith. The Cavs only had to give up Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Donyell Marshall, Shannon Brown, and Ira Newble. The Cavs took full advantage of the chaos in Chicago and the Destruction in Seattle.                 Cleveland got forward Szczerbiak and guard West from Seattle in exchange for Marshall and Newble. LeBron James is having an MVP season and has sometimes even drawn a rare triple-team. With Szczerbiak out on the perimeter, King James will have a big target to pass to if he can’t find Daniel Gibson. For Seattle this season Szczerbiak has scored 13.1 pts/game while shooting 42% from the arc. The Cavs will not miss guard Larry Hughes who was easily the least favorite of ... [link]

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