ESPN is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dealt Rakeem Christmas, this year’s No. 36 pick, to the Indiana Pacers for a future 2nd round pick.
The Pacers just announced the Cavs have traded them Cuse product Rakeem Christmas for a 2019 2nd Rd pick.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 23, 2015
Brian Windhorst is reporting that the Christmas trade may be part of a larger deal involving Brendan Haywood and his $10.5 million dollar contract, but Cleveland is struggling to find a suitable trade partner:
The Cavs shopped the contract around to numerous teams over the past six weeks but weren’t able to settle on a deal they liked. Other possible trades, including talks with the Brooklyn Nets involving Joe Johnson, dried up when teams made other moves. Part of the reason the Cavs agreed to a minimum contract with free-agent forward Richard Jefferson this week was because they realized they’d just about exhausted their Haywood options and decided to move on.
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