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In a three-way, 11-player 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.
The league office was notified of the deal before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET
trading deadline, sources said, and is currently reviewing the trade
details
as required for formal approval.
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.
The Bulls, apparently abandoning their gamble on Wallace less than two
seasons into the lucrative four-year deal they used to sign him away from
Detroit, would get Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden and swingman Larry Hughes
along with Cavs reserves Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown.
The Sonics, shedding Szczerbiak in the name of additional payroll
flexibility, come away with the expiring contracts of Cleveland's Ira
Newble
and Chicago's Adrian Griffin as well as Cavs veteran Donyell Marshall.
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