At roughly around 8 P.M. PST, the LA Clippers may have been winding down for the day en route to a long night’s worth of rest. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a rival of LA’s in the Eastern Conference, were wide awake, as they pulled off a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and Chicago Bulls to land Keon Eliis and Dennis Schroder, two guards, in which one, the 26-year-old 3-and-D phenom, had the Clippers’ eye.
At the end of the trade, the Cavaliers improved their backcourt significantly, while the Kings snagged De’Andre Hunter and the Bulls got hold of Dario Saric and two first-round picks; it was the first three-team trade in recent memory, with likely more to come on Thursday’s deadline.