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NBA: Jordan Clarkson to the Cavs, as Isaiah Thomas goes to Lakers — report

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<p>Jordan Clarkson has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are shipping All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to an ESPN.com <a href="http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22368742/cleveland-cavaliers-sending-isaiah-thomas-los-angeles-lakers-jordan-clarkson-larry-nance">report</a> by Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday (Friday morning, Manila time). </p><p>Together with Clarkson, the Cavaliers will also receive Larry Nance Jr., while veteran center Channing Frye will reportedly also head to the Lakers with Thomas.</p><p>Cleveland wasn&#x27;t done remaking its roster.</p><p>Minutes later, they acquired scoring swingman Rodney Hood from Utah and point guard George Hill from Sacramento in a 3-team trade, before trading Dwyane Wade to Miami for a second-round pick.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/09/18/nba-dwyane-wade-to-return-to-miami-as-cleveland-agrees-to-trade-report">READ: Dwyane Wade to return to Miami, as Cleveland agrees to trade — report</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Utah will also send Joe Johnson to Sacramento, and Cleveland will send Jae Crowder and Derek Rose to Utah, league sources tell ESPN. Sacramento sends George Hill to the Cavs.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/961660720642445312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Clarkson, who has established himself as a fan favorite in Los Angeles thanks in part to the city&#x27;s strong Filipino community, was a draft steal when he was picked 46th in 2014.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cleveland is sending Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye to the Lakers for Clarkson and Nance, league source tells ESPN.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/961648533509111809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers intend to keep both Frye and IT, per source. <a href="https://t.co/oHzU3sdfZw">https://t.co/oHzU3sdfZw</a></p>— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a href="https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/961651645825277952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Three impactful details on trade for Lakers: They&#x27;ll have space for two max contract slots in 2018 or 2019, replenish first-round pick in 2018 Draft and gets Lakers some shooting for rest of season with Thomas and Frye.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/961652549140013057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>He bridged the twilight years of Kobe Bryant and the dawn of a new era for the Lakers, who will bank on a youth movement without the 25-year-old combo guard.</p><p>He averaged 14.3 points in 273 games and 3 and a half seasons for the Lakers.</p><p>Thomas, whose hip injury factored in a move that had sent him from the Boston Celtics to the Cavaliers in the preseason, was expected to fill the shoes of Kyrie Irving.</p><p>But he never found his groove as he tried to get back to a form that saw him contend for the MVP award last season.</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)</p>

<p>Jordan Clarkson has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are shipping All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas to the Los Angeles Lakers. </p>

Jordan Clarkson has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are shipping All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas to the Los Angeles Lakers.