So the Cleveland Cavaliers did not blow up their Big Three. They didn’t ship Kevin Love out of town, as had been widely speculated in the weeks leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline. No deal available to them made that worth their while.
But Cleveland did announce one move that will have an immediate impact: sending Anderson Varejao and Jared Cunningham away in a three-team deal with the Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers, coming away with sharpshooting big man Channing Frye.
It was a deal made with June in mind.
On Thursday night, Cleveland opened the stretch run of the season with a 106-95 win over the short-handed Chicago Bulls, looking comfortable and in sync with each other and proving that stacking up regular-season wins against inferior teams will not be a problem between now and April.
Of course, that doesn’t mean much when it comes to the Golden State Warriors team the Cavs are supposed to be focused on beating. That’s why they made the move for Frye—to bolster their depth and diversify the lin ...
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