Keith Bogans to Cavaliers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
Updates from Saturday, Sept. 27
Marc Stein of ESPN reports Keith Bogans will be traded again:
Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal adds more:
Original Text:
The Cleveland Cavaliers have placed a myriad of players on the trading block in order to acquire veteran guard Keith Bogans from the Boston Celtics.
ESPN Insider Marc Stein reported the details of the deal on Thursday when he caught wind of it:
Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com confirmed the trade was going down, adding a fourth player to the package:
Later in the evening, NBA.com confirmed the trade.
Bogans, 34, is the epitome of an NBA journeyman, having played for eight different teams across 11 seasons.
But at least Cleveland isn't sacrificing anything of consequence by bringing Bogans in. It may not look like a significant move to land Bogans, yet it could be more important than meets the eye.
Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times breaks down the salary-cap implications of the trade in his analysis:
Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler feels like the Celtics made out well, too:
Most of the talk will revolve around Cleveland in this deal, though, not to mention the entire season.
With championship expectations suddenly present, what the Cavs roster definitely doesn't lack in talent, between LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, it does fall short in experience from several of its most vital contributors.
Dion Waiters (22), Tristan Thompson (23), Love (26) and Irving (22) are all young and haven't won anything at the NBA level.
A couple of James' former Miami Heat teammates in James Jones and Mike Miller have joined him in his return to Cleveland, as has 36-year-old Shawn Marion. Jones is already exhibiting the attitude of a seasoned pro, as expressed in the following quote on the Cavs' loaded roster, per Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor:
"They're all names on a piece of paper. At the end of the day, you don't find out anything until you actually get out on the floor. You can build a super team on paper, but so much of what goes into building a championship team happens behind the scenes during tough practices and tough film sessions.
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This move to get Bogans is another example of how the Cavs seem intent to get strong, positive mentors in place so that James perhaps won't have to do the heavy lifting in that regard all on his own.
Waiters is the projected starter at the all-important 2-guard position. That is a spot Bogans knows well, and he can help the former lottery pick come closer to reaching his potential.
As for Bogans' role on the court, he hasn't logged more than 20 minutes per contest in the past five years, so he'll be buried deep in the rotation.
