Cavaliers get: Center Channing Frye (from Orlando). Magic get: Guard Jared Cunningham (from Cleveland); second-round pick (from Portland). Trail Blazers get: Center Anderson Varejao, 2018 first-round pick (top-10 protected 2018 and 2019, from
The Cavaliers have added a veteran big man for the stretch run. In a three-team trade, Cleveland acquired Channing Frye from the Magic while sending Anderson Varejao and Jared Cunnigham to the Trail Blazers. Both Varejao and Cunningham are
Those teams would likely be compensated with draft considerations and cash to take on Varejao. For this reason, the Cavaliers won't take on Frye without finding a home for Varejao's deal: Those two contracts together on Cleveland's roster would push
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been looking for another big with range and were rumored to want either Ryan Anderson or Channing Frye. In trading for Frye, the Cavs accomplished two nice objectives: They get the stretch 4 they wanted, and they also
Channing Frye might not be the sexiest name who has been mentioned in trade rumors, but he's the type of role player who could swing a playoff game or even a series. Frye's combination of size and shooting ability will allow the Cavaliers to be a bit