The Cavs are fortifying for the NBA stretch run by recreating the 2018-19 Nets.
Cleveland sent a raft of picks and Ricky Rubio’s contract to Indiana for Caris LeVert, who joins his old Brooklyn teammates Jarrett Allen and Ed Davis on one of the biggest surprises in the NBA. (Rubio is out for the year with a torn ACL and a free agent after the season.)
LeVert, who was rerouted to Indiana in the James Harden deal last season, is the first domino to fall in the Pacers’ teardown. The Knicks were rumored to be interested in Myles Turner, who is currently out with a foot injury.