So apparently the Jazz are the ones helping the Cavs out

[Purch]

Utah's trading John Lucas, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy to Cleveland for Carrick Felix, future 2nd and $1M, sources tell Yahoo.

Per wojo

[RoundMoundOfReb]

What does this mean for cleveland? How does this move make a Love move easier?

[RedBlackAttack]

What does this mean for cleveland? How does this move make a Love move easier?

Gives us salary to help match what's going to be coming in.

[RedBlackAttack]

You know how you always here about trade "filler"? The Cavs just acquired filler.

Windy: "All 3 players have non-guaranteed contracts that can be used in other trades, may not directly relate to Love pursuit, sources said."

[RoundMoundOfReb]

why not just do this as a part of one big 3 team deal...seems as if Love deal isn't 100% done yet..

[RedBlackAttack]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m Minnesota's been determined to unload Kevin Martin and JJ Barea in a Love deal -- no easy task for Cavs to make work without a third team.

[RedBlackAttack]

why not just do this as a part of one big 3 team deal...seems as if Love deal isn't 100% done yet..

Windy is speculating that this could be something separate... that these contracts could be used in addition to a first round pick or some other asset to get a big, because it is looking pretty thin up-front atm.

[RedBlackAttack]

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As much as anything, three non-guaranteed contracts give Cavs what one source calls, "Buying power," whether used on Love or elsewhere.

[DukeDelonte13]

Windy is speculating that this could be something separate... that these contracts could be used in addition to a first round pick or some other asset to get a big, because it is looking pretty thin up-front atm.

i would be pretty content if the cavs went after a legit C, i just don't know who is available and/or who they are targeting. They have a major hole at the pivot.

TT reportedly grew to 6'10 since he was drafted and IMO is a better C than PF, but nowhere near the answer.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

JJ Barea is my favorite munchkin in the NBA.

[Meticode]

i would be pretty content if the cavs went after a legit C, i just don't know who is available and/or who they are targeting. They have a major hole at the pivot.

TT reportedly grew to 6'10 since he was drafted and IMO is a better C than PF, but nowhere near the answer.

If we trade for Love I hope we get Deing as well.

[LBJFTW]

Windy is speculating that this could be something separate... that these contracts could be used in addition to a first round pick or some other asset to get a big, because it is looking pretty thin up-front atm.

Psh, I'd listen to SAS before anything windhorst's fat ass had to say.

[Meticode]

I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but someone said those contracts are non-guaranteed right now, but will be guaranteed on 8/1. So some type of trade should be happening between now and and Thursday the 31st.

[UK2K]

If we trade for Love I hope we get Deing as well.

I bet you do.

[Xiao Yao You]

I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but someone said those contracts are non-guaranteed right now, but will be guaranteed on 8/1. So some type of trade should be happening between now and and Thursday the 31st.

Just Murphy becomes guaranteed I think.