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Originally Posted by essbee
I just don't understand why Cleveland would be willing to take Ben's contract. It gives them a nice defensive front court but the cost seems too high and Ben is slower on response time than he used to be. I think Joe Smith is very effective at this point and is a pretty smart player so that's the part of the trade that I like, but like you said it's the only real upgrade I see. Honestly without any tradeable assets I can't give Ferry too low of a mark b/c what else could he do? They weren't going to get any elite players.
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The reason we were willing to take Wallace's contract is because it was the only way to get a deal done. We have limited assets, so we aren't going to make a killing in any trade.
With Hughes going out, the albatross contracts kind of balance out. We've been trying to get rid of Hughes for as long as they have been trying to get rid of Wallace. I think Hughes is a little better than BW, but I think the rest of the trade balances out in the Cavs' favor.