A 3 team deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder centering around Dion Waiters, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert is finalized, according to reports.
The trade is will be J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to the Cavs along with a protected first round pick, A handful of players and a future second round pick To The Knicks and Dion Waiters to the Thunder.
The following from Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski and Al Iannazzone of Newsday.
Three Cleveland players, including Waiters, on the way out, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. There's a trade call set for later tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 6, 2015
New York is sending J.R. Smith to Cleveland, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 6, 2015
Along with Waiters, New York is sending Iman Shumpert to the Cavaliers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 6, 2015
Dion Waiters will be traded to Oklahoma City in the three-way deal, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) January 6, 2015
Correction, Sam Dalembert will be waived by the knicks. jr smith and Shumpert are involved in the trade.
— Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) January 6, 2015
Knicks getting Lance Thomas from OKC and Louis Amundson and Alex Kirk from Cleveland and plan to waive all three.
— Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) January 6, 2015
The deal will also have the Thunder sending a protected first round pick to the Cavaliers and the Knicks will acquire a 2019 second round pick.
