With the clock ticking down until the NBA Trade Deadline on Thursday at 3:00 pm ET, it's time to review the biggest rumors surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here's what you need to know:
Possible Rockets-Cavs deal in the works
The Cavaliers have discussed a possible deal with the Houston Rockets that would send Iman Shumpert to Houston and Patrick Beverley to Cleveland, according to ESPN's Marc Stein.
Houston expressed interest in acquiring Cleveland's Iman Shumpert in advance of Thursday's NBA trade deadline, according to league sources.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 22, 2017
More on the Houston/Cleveland trade talks: The Cavs want Rockets G Patrick Beverley in an Iman Shumpert deal, according to league sources.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 22, 2017
Houston covets Iman Shumpert, but the Cavs want Patrick Beverley. And @calvinwatkins reports that Houston doesn't want to surrender Beverley
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 22, 2017
Beverley is known as one of the best defensive guards in the NBA and is averaging 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season.
Cleveland interested in Langston Galloway?
Another backup guard the Cavs are targeting is Langston Galloway, who may be waived by the Sacramento Kings after they acquired him in the DeMarcus Cousins trade, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
Windhorst: The player to watch for the Cavs is Langston Galloway. If he is waived by the Kings I think the Cavs would love to have him.
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) February 21, 2017
Galloway is averaging 8.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game this season.
Cavs interested in signing Larry Sanders
Cleveland worked out free agent big man Larry Sanders on Wednesday and may be interested in signing him, according to ESPN's Chris Haynes.
Cleveland believed to have workout set with free agent Larry Sanders today, sources tell ESPN. Sanders hasn't played since 2014-15 season.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 22, 2017
Cleveland's workout of Larry Sanders today is a solo setting centered on testing and evaluation physically, league sources tell ESPN.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 22, 2017
Sanders averaged 7.3 points and 6.1 rebounds during his final season with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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