CLEReceived
Cleveland Cavaliers
PBen Wallace
PWally Szczerbiak
PJoe Smith
PDelonte West
Three-team rotation overhaul · February 21, 2008
The 11-player trade that rebuilt Cleveland around LeBron
Cleveland acquired Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Delonte West in an 11-player deal with Chicago and Seattle.
See where this happened in the 2008 trade deadline →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To CLE
To CHICHIReceived
Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics
PLarry Hughes
PDrew Gooden
PCedric Simmons
PShannon Brown
PDonyell Marshall
PIra Newble
PAdrian Griffin
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move changed the NBA roster map during an active transaction window.
Why history remembers it
Cleveland changed four rotation spots in one transaction. West became the starting guard on a 66-win Cavaliers team. The deal surrounded LeBron James with more defense and shooting.
What changed
The consequences
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