Cavs Trade with Wizards and Clippers

In another blockbuster trade involving the Cavs, Wizards and Clippers, multiple players have been dealt around to meet each teams' needs. Let us go through them one by one and then analyze the implications it would bring to each teams.

The Cleveland Cavaliers sent Big Z (Zydrunas Ilgauskas), a 2010 first-round draft pick and the rights to Emir Preldzic who was selected in the second round of last year’s draft from Cleveland to the Wizards. In turn, they got Antawn Jamison.

The Washington Wizards also dispatched of Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Al Thorton.

The Los Angeles Clippers dealt Sebastian Telfair to the Cavs as part of the 3-team trade.

So who is the clear winner in this trade? In my opinion, it would be the Cavs, the Wizards and then the Clippers in that order of success. First of all, the Cavs is the best team in the league right now and adding a former All-Star and some much needed point guard depth could only bring good news to the team. The Wizards is a mess but dealing their veterans in exchange for young potential players is a wise move. The Clippers on the other hand gets to clear some cap space.

Let us start with the Cavs. The Cleveland only has a duo of All Stars (Mo Williams is good but not the level that can lead you to playoffs...) and adding a former All Star in Antawn Jamison is a very good thing. He is a prolific scorer and can open the lanes for both LBJ and Shaq. He was the unsung leader of the Wizards when Arenas was out and the team could certainly benefit from his professionalism and veteran leadership (behind LBJ).

Although Jamison was the big and popular part of this trade, Sebastian Telfair is also an important part of this deal. Acquiring him solidifies the guard position especially now that Williams and West have just been injured and the latter having some personal issues to deal with.

The other teams are out of the playoff hunt and are just looking forward to the future. And like all other rebuilding teams, they try to acquire young talent and expiring contracts so their moves are okay.