The Los Angeles Clippers have traded point guard Baron Davis and their 2011 first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for point guard Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon.
The deal saves the Clippers considerable money the next two seasons while giving them a younger point guard who made the All-Star team while playing with LeBron James. Cleveland receive an unprotected draft pick that could give the Cavaliers two top ten picks in June’s NBA draft.
Davis was informed of the trade after the Clippers’ loss in New Orleans. “He was stunned,” said a source close to him.
The 31-year old Davis is still owed nearly $28 million over the next two seasons and the balance of his $13 million contract this year. Moon’s contract expires after this season. Williams is owed the balance of his $9.3 million salary this season and, with player options of $8.5 million for each of the next two years, potentially could get out of his contract altogether. The savings should give the Clippers more flexibility in free agency the next two seasons.
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