JR Smith & Iman Shumpert Among Trade To Cleveland Cavs

Could more help be on the way for Lebron? It appears that way, due to a three-way trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Via ESPN

As part of the discussions, Dion Waiters would go to the Thunder, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert would go to the Cavs and several players with nonguaranteed contracts would go to the Knicks including Lance Thomas from the Thunder, sources said.

The Cavs pulled Lou Amundson and Alex Kirk, both of whom have nonguaranteed deals, out of their game with thePhiladelphia 76ers on Monday night. Smith was pulled from the Knicks game in Memphis as well.

“The deal is imminent,” one source said Monday night after Waiters, Amundson and Kirk were all pulled from Cleveland’s game in Philadelphia.

Both the Cavs and Thunder have trade exceptions that can be used to facilitate the trades.

The Knicks are also expected to waiveSamuel Dalembert, according to league sources. New York will save $2 million of Dalembert’s $3.8 million salary by releasing him prior to Wednesday.

By dealing Smith, the Knicks have rid themselves of the shooting guard’s $6.4 million player option for 2015-16. Shumpert can become a free agent this summer.