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De’Andre Hunter trade grades: Who won the Cavaliers-Hawks deal?

Cleveland is a title contender that just got better.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the best teams in the NBA and they somehow found a way to improve by getting De’Andre Hunter.

Cleveland managed to add a legitimate rotation player without giving up significant players or any valuable first-round picks. Even though Caris LeVert was playing fairly well for the Cavaliers off the bench, Hunter is both younger and better.

It is also worth mentioning that LeVert was in the final year of his contract, while Hunter is under team control for three more seasons. He also played alongside Cleveland’s Ty Jerome while in college, where they won an NCAA national championship at Virginia.

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Trade details 

Cavaliers get: De’Andre Hunter

Hawks get: Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks and two swaps

Cleveland Cavaliers

This was a fun move for Cleveland, who made a rare deal to improve their roster even though they have one of the best records in the NBA.

LeVert (who is a better defender) was providing genuine positive impact in their rotation so far this season, but Cleveland made an undoubtable improve in their roster with Hunter.

The wing, who was collegiate teammate with Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome and won a national championship together, is averaging his career-best 19.0 points per game while also shooting a personal-best 39.3 percent on 3-pointers.

This is not necessarily the trade that will win the Cavaliers a title, but it feels like they are at least slightly closer today than they were yesterday.

Grade: B+

Atlanta Hawks 

After selecting De’Andre Hunter with the No. 4 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, he never actually quite materialized to what one would hope to see from a top-five selection.

But this is still not a great return for Hunter, especially if the Hawks decide not to re-sign LeVert when he becomes a free agent or if they make Niang a buyout candidate.

This is mostly a trade to gain more draft picks, one could imagine, but they didn’t exactly get anything exciting in this package.

It was mostly just some second-round picks, and if that is all they could get for Hunter, maybe they would have wanted to wait until later to see if maybe he could have improved his value as the season continued.

This trade should allow their young core to get more minutes together, but it isn’t much to write about at this point.

Grade: C-

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Ty Jerome is the most underrated player in the NBA right now

Ty Jerome is suddenly incredibly valuable.

You wouldn’t know it, but Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome is flying under the radar as one of the top players in the NBA so far this season.

Jerome, who helped lead Virginia to win a national championship in 2019. has bounced around the NBA and G League before finally landing with the Cavaliers. He is mostly coming off the bench during Cleveland’s impressive start to this season but his role is integral to their success as they have the best record in the NBA.

At first blush, you may not notice his stats this season. He is averaging a modest 12.6 points and 3.8 assists per game.

As a passer, his assist-to-usage rate (which measures how often a player gets an assist relative to how often they have the ball) rank 94th percentile among players at his position, per Cleaning The Glass.

Meanwhile, his 3-point percentage is a career-high 54.4 percent and he is one of the most efficient pick-and-roll scorers in the league. Jerome has one of the most prolific floaters and his defense isn’t too shabby, either. He is currently averaging 1.3 steals per game when his previous best was just 0.6 spg.

Catch-all metrics are not without their flaws but tell a compelling story as well. But it is worth noting that when adjusting for mean regression based on minutes played, the Cavaliers guard is a standout across several all-in-one metrics.

Based on Neil Paine’s Estimated RAPTOR, among those with at least 100 minutes logged, he ranks third-best. Jerome ranks fifth-best in EPM, via dunksandthrees.com. He ranks seventh-best among qualified players in PER, according to Stathead.

That doesn’t mean he is one of the best ten players in the league or so, but that is the kind of impact he has had during the 2024-25 campaign thus far.

Most importantly: Cleveland is consistently winning the minutes that Jerome is playing off the bench. Especially when paired with Caris Levert, which is currently the best high volume two-man lineup in the league, they look tough to beat.

That is invaluable for a team with as much star power in the starting rotation as the Cavaliers, who are also dominating with Donovan Mitchell as well as Evan Mobley and Darius Garland on the court.

Jerome deserves serious consideration for awards like the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year and perhaps Most Improved Player.

Report: Former Warriors Ty Jerome agrees to two-year deal with Cavaliers

During the 2022-23 season with the Warriors, Jerome played 45 games, averaging 6.9 points on 48.8% shooting from the field to go along with three assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.

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Former members of the Golden State Warriors are continuing to find new homes via free agency across the association. After Donte DiVincenzo landed with the New York Knicks, another member of the Warriors 2022-23 backcourt is headed to the Eastern Conference.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Ty Jerome has agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Via @wojespn on Twitter:

The Warriors initially extended a qualifying offer to the former two-way guard. Yet, Cleveland structured their offer out of Golden State’s price range, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

Via @anthonyVslater on Twitter:

Jerome joined the Warriors in the preseason and was later signed to a two-way contract. In his first season under Steve Kerr with the Warriors, Jerome played 45 games, averaging 6.9 points on 48.8% shooting from the field to go along with three assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.

With Jerome, DiVincenzo and Jordan Poole all having new homes, the Warriors will have a new look backcourt in 2023, featuring Chris Paul alongside Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.

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Report: Warriors not expected to extend qualifying offers for Anthony Lamb and Ty Jerome

The Warriors will reportedly not extend qualifying offers to the Anthony Lamb and Ty Jerome.

Along with Draymond Green and Donte DiVincenzo, two other members from the Golden State Warriors 2022-23 roster are reportedly set to hit the open free agency market later this week.

According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Warriors aren’t expected to extend qualifying offers to Ty Jerome and Anthony Lamb. Without qualifying offers both Jerome and Lamb will become unrestricted free agents after one season in Golden State. Jerome and Lamb remain options to return to the Warriors depending on the market, per Slater.

Via @anthonyVslater on Twitter:

Lamb initially signed an exhibit-10 contract with the Warriors that was transitioned into a two-way deal. After impressing on his two-way deal, Lamb was converted into a standard NBA contract. In 62 games with the Warriors, Lamb averaged 6.7 points on 47.1% shooting from the field and 36.7% from beyond the arc with 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.3 minutes per contest.

Jerome joined the Warriors in the preseason and was later signed to a two-way contract. Jerome played 45 games, averaging 6.9 points on 48.8% shooting from the field to go along with three assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.

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Warriors’ Steph Curry and Ty Jerome were impressed with emphatic dunk by Virginia’s Reece Beekman

When you’ve impressed one of the best, that’s a good night.

Sometimes, you can come home. Such was the case Wednesday night for Ty Jerome, who made an appearance in Charlottesville for Virginia’s rivalry game with Virginia Tech. Jerome played for the Cavaliers, helping lead Virginia to the 2019 national championship title. Now with the Golden State Warriors, Jerome brought a well-known friend — four-time NBA champ and two-time league MVP Steph Curry — to his old stomping grounds.

Curry and the Warriors were up in Washington, D.C. for the team’s title-celebrating trip to the White House, making it an easy trip down 29 South for the game.

With just seconds left in the first half, Virginia’s Reece Beekman drove the lane for an emphatic dunk as time expired. Jerome and Curry were visibly impressed.

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Warriors activate two-way guard Ty Jerome before Tuesday’s game vs. Suns

With Donte DiVincenzo dealing with a hamstring injury, the Warriors are activating two-way guard Ty Jerome before Tuesday’s contest against the Suns.

During the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco on Sunday, Donte DiVincenzo suffered a hamstring injury that will hold him out for the next week before he’s re-evaluated.

Prior to suffering his injury, DiVincenzo played in all three of Golden State’s opening games, averaging 14 minutes off the bench per game. With DiVincenzo out and rookies Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins assigned to the G League, the Warriors are activating one of their two-way players.

Ty Jerome will travel with the team to Phoenix and be active for Golden State’s contest against his former team on Tuesday night in the desert.

Via @kendra__andrews on Twitter: 

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Via @KellanOlson on Twitter:

After waiving Quinndary Weatherspoon and Lester Quinones at the end of the preseason, the Warriors signed Jerome, along with Anthony Lamb to two-way contracts. 

After being drafted by the Suns in the 2019 NBA draft, Jerome has had stops in Phoenix and Oklahoma City before joining the Warriors during training camp in the 2022 offseason. 

Jerome and the Warriors will play their first road game of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT against the Suns in Phoenix on Tuesday evening.

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Report: Former Thunder guard Ty Jerome to sign training camp deal with Warriors

Ty Jerome is set to sign with the Warriors as he fights to make their roster.

It looks like former Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ty Jerome has found a new home.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the Golden State Warriors plan to sign Jerome to a camp deal after he clears waivers. The Warriors will release guard Mac McClung in a corresponding move.

The Thunder traded Jerome to the Houston Rockets in an eight-player trade  last week, and he was subsequently waived by that team.

It was reported right before media day that Jerome was not going to participate in training camp while he worked with the Thunder to figure out his NBA future.

The Thunder acquired Jerome in 2020 in the Chris Paul trade from the Phoenix Suns. In three career seasons, Jerome averaged 7.1 points, 2.4 assists on 39.8% shooting and 34.4% 3-point shooting.

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Warriors waive Mac McClung and Trevion Williams

After waiving Mac McClung and Trevion Williams, the Warriors will reportedly add Ty Jerome to a training camp contract.

After two preseason games and a trip to Japan, the Golden State Warriors are making some changes to their training camp roster.

On Monday, the team announced they would waive guard Mac McClung and Trevion Williams.

On Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, McClung tallied nine points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field with two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 12 minutes. All of McClung’s points came in the fourth quarter of Golden State’s 104-95 win. McClung didn’t record a minute in the Warriors’ preseason opener on Friday.

Williams notched two points on 1-of-3 shooting from the floor with six rebounds and two assists in nine minutes off the bench against the Wizards on Saturday. The undrafted rookie free agent out of Purdue played three minutes on Friday against the Wizards, hitting a single 3-pointer for three points.

Via @WarriorsPR on Twitter:

After waiving McClung and Williams, the Warriors are planning to sign Ty Jerome, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Via @ShamsCharania on Twitter:

Jerome was recently waived by the Houston Rockets after being traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder. During his three-year career, Jerome has averaged 7.1 points on 37.8% shooting from the floor with 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds per contest.

Jerome will get the chance to compete for the Warriors’ 15th and final roster spot with three preseason games remaining before the regular season tips off.

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Report: Ty Jerome in talks with Warriors for training camp deal

The Warriors are reportedly in talks with Ty Jerome for a training camp deal.

Although training camp is underway, the Golden State Warriors might not be done adding to their roster.

According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Warriors are in talks with guard Ty Jerome for a training camp deal. The Houston Rockets recently acquired Jerome in an eight-player deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following the trade, Jerome was waived by the Rockets.

Via @anthonyVslater on Twitter:

Since being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Virginia, Jerome has played one season with the Phoenix Suns and two seasons with the Thunder.

During his three-year career, the 25-year-old is averaging 7.1 points on 37.8% shooting from the floor with 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds per contest.

If Jerome lands with the Warriors, he will have the opportunity to compete against other training camp invites like Mac McClung, Jerome Robinson, Trevion Williams and Pat Spencer.

Following two preseason games in Japan, the Warriors will return to the Bay Area for three more preseason games at Chase Center and the remainder of training camp. Golden State is set to open the season up against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 18 in San Francisco.

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Rockets trade four players to OKC for package led by Derrick Favors, future second-round draft pick

The Rockets are trading four veteran players to Oklahoma City in a deal bringing Derrick Favors, a future second-round draft pick, and more to Houston. Here’s our analysis of the move.

In a trade between rebuilding rivals in the Western Conference, Oklahoma City is trading Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon, and a 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta to the Houston Rockets for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss, as first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

All of the players involved have expiring contracts (see Rockets books, Thunder books), so it shouldn’t materially impact either team’s long-term salary cap planning. Oklahoma City is also sending $6.3 million in cash considerations to compensate for the substantial gap in salaries, per Jackson Gatlin of Locked on Rockets.

The Rockets had acquired Brown, Burke, and Chriss for salary matching purposes as part of the trade sending Christian Wood to Dallas in June, but none were in Houston’s future plans.

Keeping those players into the 2022-23 regular season, which begins in under three weeks, would have been difficult because the NBA’s offseason roster limit of 20 players shrinks to 15 standard contracts and two two-way deals. Thus, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone was searching to make something of those assets before the roster deadline would force many (if not all) of those players to be released.

Of the four players acquired from the Thunder, only Favors — a veteran who could figure into Houston’s backup center mix — would seem to have a plausible path to rotation minutes this season. While Houston is likely to evaluate all or most in the upcoming preseason, the roster deadline is likely to force a handful of releases.

Beyond any value from Favors, now 31 years old, as a player, the primary trade benefits would appear to be his salary and the future second-round draft pick via Atlanta. At $10.2 million, Favors could potentially help the Rockets match salary in trades closer to the 2022-23 trade deadline next February, yet he only occupies one roster spot. To reach that figure prior to this trade, the Rockets would have had to commit multiple roster spots due to the smaller annual salaries.

Moreover, because the Rockets are taking in more money than they are sending out and reducing Oklahoma City’s potential luxury tax figure, the Thunder are compensating Houston with a future second-round draft pick and cash. In effect, the Rockets are buying a future pick by absorbing a contract from a team looking to shed payroll, similar to the 2024 second-round pick they got from Brooklyn last preseason in a deal involving Sekou Doumbouya, who was subsequently waived by the Rockets.

According to Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Houston’s newly acquired 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta is protected for picks 31-40. If that doesn’t convey, the Rockets would then receive the second-best 2026 second rounder between Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Philly (all are currently owned by the Thunder).

Scroll on for recent statistics of players involved in the trade, along with further analysis and reaction to the move.