It is also worth mentioning that LeVert was in the final year of his contract, while Hunter is under team control for three more seasons. He also played alongside Cleveland’s Ty Jerome while in college, where they won an NCAA national championship at Virginia.

Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland acquired forward De'Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks early Friday for two players and a package of draft compensation. The Cavaliers struck the deal in the final hours before the 3 p.

League sources confirmed to @sam_amick that the Hawks are trading forward De'Andre Hunter to the Cavaliers for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and multiple second-round picks. https://t.co/O0Du0jzmFz pic.twitter.com/buUszS8APg