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Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:05 pm EST

Cavs land James some help

By Adrian Wojnarowski

Finally, LeBron James has a supporting cast.

In an 11 player three-team blockbuster trade, the Cavaliers acquired Chicago's Ben Wallace and Joe Smith, Seattle's Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West before the trade deadline closed on Thursday, two league sources confirmed.

The Cavaliers sent Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons to the Bulls, and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics. Seattle also gets the expiring contracts of Chicago's Adrian Griffin and Cleveland's Ira Newble.

The trade marks the end of the Wallace experiment in Chicago, where the $60 million signing two years ago never fulfilled expectations. He'll try to revive his career alongside James, who has been desperate for an improved supporting cast. Smith, a 6-foot-10 forward, has been one of the Bulls' most consistent players, and Szczerbiak gives the Cavs a consistent outside shooting threat to go with Daniel Gibson.

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  1. Jason B
    1. Posted by Jason B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:01 pm EDT

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    Good we dont need his salary even thought Joe Smith is sadly the best player on our team lol. We still suck.
  2. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    2. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    1st !!!
  3. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    3. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    2nd !!!
  4. Jawad
    4. Posted by Jawad Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:06 pm EDT

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    First... Wallace sucks anyways, whats he going to do in Cleveland
  5. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    5. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    3rd !!!
  6. saagarhazari
    6. Posted by saagarhazari Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:59 pm EDT

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    FIRST blah blah blah lakers are still the best team ever, lebron likes men kobe is mvp
    the end
  7. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    7. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    4th !!!
  8. Wachusay?
    8. Posted by Wachusay? Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT

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    1st
    Ben Wallace and King James........Uh Oh!
  9. ese_maje_loco
    9. Posted by ese_maje_loco Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    the cavs are retards!! way to put more pressure on bron bron, now hes gonna have to score even more
  10. brianc
    10. Posted by brianc Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:58 pm EDT

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    1st!!!..anyways..bad trade for the cavs..bens contract is too huge and will limit them in the next couple of years salary cap wise
  11. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    11. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    I am soooooooo glad that Ben "BIG BUST" Wallace is gone, finally!!!!!!! AAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!
  12. Hanedog
    12. Posted by Hanedog Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    Great trade if you're a Cavs fan, this helps the bulls in no way other than getting rid of Ben's contract. Waste of a year for them
  13. Courtizone
    13. Posted by Courtizone Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    Yikes. I guess LeBron is going to have to score even more now.
  14. GO BULLS !!!!!!
    14. Posted by GO BULLS !!!!!! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    #12:
    Any player in the NBA other than "BIG BUST" is acceptable if your a Bulls fan!!! Any player!!!
  15. Courtizone
    15. Posted by Courtizone Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    from espn.com
    In a three-way trade with Chicago and Seattle that has been submitted for league approval, NBA front-office sources say that Cleveland will come away with four new teammates for James, headlined by Ben Wallace from the Bulls and sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak from the Sonics.
  16. smleck
    16. Posted by smleck Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    yesssssssssssssssss by bye wallace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. Courtizone
    17. Posted by Courtizone Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    After Cleveland watched two longstanding trade targets land elsewhere -- Mike Bibby in Atlanta and Jason Kidd in Dallas -- sources say that the deal calls for the Cavaliers to receive Wallace, Szczerbiak, Seattle point guard Delonte West, Chicago's Joe Smith and a future second-round pick from the Bulls
  18. T-Hard
    18. Posted by T-Hard Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Nice move for Cleveland but the Bulls should of had either Pau(last yr) KG or Kobe AND they did this!!! It's sad to say I'm a Bulls fan.....
  19. flex
    19. Posted by flex Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    Great trade for the Cavs. Wallace will be a very solid inside defender although he won't offer much offensively. But with the addition of Wally world, West and Joe Smith the Cavs will be more consistant offensively.
  20. buckeyeboss6047
    20. Posted by buckeyeboss6047 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    wow some more non shooters just what the cavs need
  21. Walter Von Doom
    21. Posted by Walter Von Doom Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:24 pm EDT

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    This just shows how bad the Cavaliers upper management are. They needed a true point guard and got nothing. Queen James needs to go somewhere else for that ring. Oh well. The Cavs deserve an D- for that trade. The NBA sucks anyway.
  22. TheBelgianfanoftheJones
    22. Posted by TheBelgianfanoftheJones Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:40 pm EDT

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    Bad move for the Cavs, except maybe for picking up Szczerbiak... But Ben Wallace, I mean, please... I think Drew Gooden is way underrated and they're going to miss him... I wonder what Lebron thinks about all that.
  23. On the juice.
    23. Posted by On the juice. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:38 pm EDT

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    This trade was just an act of desperation on the part of the Cavs. It really doesn't help them much, especially considering Wallace's contract will handcuff them for the next few years.
  24. heyy
    24. Posted by heyy Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:47 pm EDT

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    im a bulls fan but i have to say getting ben wallace was the worst thing for the bulls and im happy we got rid of him and now we got a taller guard and better PF
  25. Darren F
    25. Posted by Darren F Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    cavs also get sczerbiak and west from seattle - so that will take some scoring pressure off lebron. wallace is a big body inside, allowing z to play more comfortable in the 10-12 foot range.

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