NBA News: Latest on Cavaliers, Andrew Wiggins, Jazz and More

July 12th, 2014 by Nate Loop Leave a reply »

Now that the NBA is no longer waiting on LeBron James to make free-agency decisions, the hard news is trickling in, and the franchise shot-callers now have an idea of the moves they need to make with one of the league's biggest superstars in his proper alignment in Northeast Ohio.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hard at work building a team around their homecoming hero, the top-two picks from the 2014 NBA draft faced off in the Summer League, and one restricted free agent realized just how valuable he is in the 2014 free-agent market.

Here is the latest round-up of news coming out of the Association.

 

Cavaliers Trade for Brendan Haywood, Dwight Powell



The Cavaliers continued to add players to their roster beyond James. The Cavs engineered a trade with the Charlotte Hornets, bringing in Brendan Haywood and the draft rights to forward Dwight Powell for Scotty Hopson and cash considerations, according to the Associated Press (h/t NBA.com).

Haywood is a 12-year NBA veteran who averaged 3.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last season. He is due $2.2 million this year, as per S ...

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