HOUSTON – The Cleveland Cavaliers underwent a massive makeover Thursday ahead of the trade deadline, and the world of social media exploded in response.
But what exactly happend? The team traded away Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, Dwyane Wade, Ian Shumpert, Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose in three separate trades.
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They sent Thomas, who they received from Boston in the Kyrie Irving trade this offseason, to the the Los Angeles Lakers along with Frye for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr.Wade, who signed with the Cavs in September following a buyout deal with the Chicago Bulls, is headed back to his old team in the Miami Heat, according to a report from ESPN.
The Cavs will get back a protected second-round pick in the swap, ESPN said. Finally, the team acquired Rodney Hood and George Hill in a three-way deal with the Uah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, ESPN said.
They sent out Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick via the Heat to the Kings, while Crowder and Rose go to the Jazz. That trade also sends Joe Johnson from Utah to Sacramento.
The trades got Cleveland talking – and everyone else on social media. Below are some of the best tweets from the tumultuous day in trades.
“You get a trade! And you get a trade! And you get a trade!!!!!”
— HingleMcCringleberry aka Yoseph Bagadeezi (@j_americo_bet) February 8, 2018
Live look at the @cavs deadline @Reflog_18 #Cleveland #cavs #NBATradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/WBq2p2sfe3
IT's career in Cleveland. #Cleveland #isaiah #Lakers #NBA #NBATradeDeadline #thomas pic.twitter.com/vCH58JXi3R
— Bruins Stats (@FreeBergeron) February 8, 2018
We now go live to #Cleveland in the wake of today's #TradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/aAqPLfG1QC
— Brian Thomas 🇺🇸 (@thebriancrowe) February 8, 2018
Live look at #Cleveland front office pic.twitter.com/dWmoH75R6J
— J Co. meyvn (@jcoisit) February 8, 2018
🚨Live from #Cleveland pic.twitter.com/MrFZh3iy2r
— swaGGerscan (@SwaggerScanMia) February 8, 2018
Meanwhile in Cleveland Cavaliers... #NBA #Cleveland #Cavaliers #CAVS pic.twitter.com/lkZqKlvDJS
— Michał Kantorski (@loskantoros) February 8, 2018
All the new trades to #Cleveland tomorrow gonna arrive to Cavalier practice like : #NBATradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/PTP0uCH0El
— Emmanuel Detres (@JediGuy7) February 8, 2018
Kyrie in Boston watching #Cleveland collapse #nba pic.twitter.com/LODmwLiPti
— IG: JamelnotJamal (@JamelnotJamal) February 8, 2018
Lebron: where is everybody?#ClevelandCavaliers pic.twitter.com/nJiS7yxKEi
— Benny Maxwell (@bennymaxwell) February 8, 2018
Lebron James #Cavs #ClevelandCavaliers pic.twitter.com/ZgfUf7l5h9
— Aimee Carr (@aimee_carr15) February 8, 2018
Me trying to keep up with all of these #ClevelandCavaliers trades pic.twitter.com/FlHNU2AjDL
— Leah Halkides (@leahhalkides) February 8, 2018
Live look at the #ClevelandCavaliers roster... pic.twitter.com/AKOkVNwVKW
— The Loop (@GoToTheLoop) February 8, 2018
#LeBronJames, GM/HC/Player/Owner of the #ClevelandCavaliers making big moves today... pic.twitter.com/8PrYSuy99S
— RotoQL (@rotoqlapp) February 8, 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers front office#NBATradeDeadline #ClevelandCavaliers #LeBronJames #basketball #nba #Tweetoftheday #DailyTweet #followme ##trade #crazy #pointgaurd #IsaiahThomas #Lakers #bball #strategy pic.twitter.com/rl7XzMX9uh
— Rodney Burayidi (@RodneyBurayidi) February 8, 2018
Have you seen all the trades that the @cavs have made today?? We are excited to report that both the @buwbb_huskies and the @HuskiesMbb rosters will remain intact for Saturday's doubleheader against Millersville!! #NBATradeDeadline #ClevelandCavaliers pic.twitter.com/xxWTGjJGSn
— BU Huskies (@GoBUHuskies) February 8, 2018
Hey guys, I was at the gym for a bit! Anything happening with the Cavali...#Cavstrade #ClevelandCavaliers #Overhaul #NBATradeDeadline #NBA pic.twitter.com/DxMMSl82rp
— Matt Pagel (@Citizen_Pags) February 8, 2018