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Cleveland Cavaliers power forward J.J. Hickson has been traded to the Sacramento Kings for guard/forward Omri Casspi and a lottery protected 1st round pick.
This deal doesn't make much sense to me. I know the Cavs needed to make room for Tristan Thompson, but Hickson is only 22. He's got tons of upside. Casspi is a solid player, and the first round pick is definitely nice, but I feel Hickson is worth more than that. If the Cavs really needed a small forward, they could have just drafted Jan Vesely instead of Thompson and kept Hickson, who's one of the up and coming power forwards in the league.
This deal is interesting for Sacramento too. It was a great move, considering Casspi wanted out anyway, but the Kings now have quite a few big men.
