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Hawks Trade De'Andre Hunter to Eastern-Conference Leading Cavaliers

Hunter is averaging 19 points per game for Atlanta this season.

Mike Kadlick

Hunter goes from Atlanta to the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers.
Hunter goes from Atlanta to the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers. / Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
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The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the latest to get in on the action ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Hawks are trading forward DeAndre Hunter to Cleveland in exchange for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks, and two pick swaps.

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reported this morning that the Cavaliers had emerged as the front-runner for Hunter. The deal is now done, and the 6' 8" forward is headed to Cleveland.

Drafted with the fourth pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of Virginia, Hunter is averaging a career-high 19 points per game this season despite coming off the bench for 33 of his 37 appearances. He joins a Cavs team that currently sits at 41–10 and is in first place in the Eastern Conference.

In return for Hunter, Atlanta is receiving two 30+ year-old players in Caris LeVert and Georges Niang, along with three second-round picks and two pick swaps to help them re-build around guard Trae Young. The Hawks are just 23–28 this season and haven't been to the NBA playoffs since 2022–23.

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Mike Kadlick
MIKE KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.

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