To Cleveland:
Jamal Crawford ($5.7M, 1 year left)
C.J. Wilcox ($1.2M, 2 years left)
Justin Hamilton ($1.0M, 1 year left)
to Clippers:
Anderson Varejao ($9.6M, 3 years left)
Two Future 2nds OR highly protected 1st round pick
Reasons for Cleveland:
- 1) Replace JR Smith to avoid attitude problems and salary demands
2) Reduce luxury tax by trading Andy's long contract
3) Bring in younger depth players to complement old vets
Reasons for Clippers:
- 1) Trade Crawford and hand backup backcourt reigns to Rivers and Stephneson
2) Bring in a good backup C that is a good free throw shooter to play in crunch time
3) Obtain future draft pick for youth or trade for future asset
Discuss below. Thanks for your thoughts!