Report: Cavs Trading Two First-Round Picks to Nuggets for Timofey Mozgov
The Cavaliers have made another trade. Less than 48 hours after acquiring JR Smith and Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks, Cleveland has agreed to send two first-round picks to Denver in exchange for big man Timofey Mozgov. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports has the details. Via Twitter:
Cleveland has agreed to a deal in principle to acquire Denver center Timofey Mogzgov for two first-round picks, league source tells Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Cleveland will send Denver two picks that it controls via Memphis and Oklahoma City, league source tells Yahoo. No other players in deal.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Cleveland is absorbing Mozgov into an exception.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Here are protections on Memphis pick: 1-5 and 15-30 in 2015, 1-5 and 15-30 in '16, 1-5 in '17 and 1-5 in 2018; unprotected in 2019
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
Protections on Cleveland first-round to Denver via OKC: 1-18 in 2015, 1-15 in '16; 1-15 in 2017. After '17, it becomes two seconds.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2015
