Koby Altman FLEECED the Hawks by trading for De'Andre Hunter without giving up his best assets

The Cleveland Cavaliers added the perfect piece at the trade deadline in acquiring forward De'Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks. Koby Altman pulled off a great move by only giving up Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and 2nd round picks. Altman didn't have to give up Jaylon Tyson or a 1st round pick. The Cavs might have the 2nd best starting 5 in the league behind Boston now.
Cavs team president Koby Altman’s heart shrunk two sizes during Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Might’ve cooled by several degrees, too. Because Altman just traded two locker room backbones - Caris LeVert and Georges Niang - to acquire Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter amid the best non-LeBron regular season start in franchise history.
And in doing so, The Grinch stole something precious from top-seeded Cleveland.
“If you take away somebody, especially somebody in the locker room, a locker room presence, it’s gonna disrupt it,” Cavs center Jarrett Allen said Tuesday night. “We’re all close to each other but, as you know, that’s how things go.”
Yes, we’re talking chemistry, vibes and team morale - equal parts hard to measure but easy to spot. During the first 51 games of this season, Stevie Wonder could tell you that Cleveland had built a happy roster. Just watch their interviews. Count the players who attended forward Max Strus’s charity event during a week that featured four games in six days. Or listen to star guard Donovan Mitchell describe the anxiety (or lack thereof) pulsing through a team thriving on continuity.
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