BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers Trade J.J. Hickson To Sacramento For Omri Casspi, First Round Pick
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jun 30, 2011 1:16 PM CDT
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PrintThe deal is official. The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent former first round pick J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for small forward Omri Casspi and a future 1st Round draft pick. The Cavaliers announced the move via their Twitter accuont just a few moments ago:
#Cavs acquire @casspi18 and future first round pick from Sacramento in exchange for Hickson http://ow.ly/5u84iless than a minute ago via HootSuite 
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The move comes a week after the Cavaliers selected forward Tristan Thompson with the 4th overall pick. Hickson is due a new contract after next season and it became increasingly obvious that the Cavaliers were not interested in paying Hickson the big-time contract he was looking for.
As for Casspi, he is excited to be on his way to Cleveland, "Starting a new path in my journey and I'm so excited to be a Cavalier. I'm ready for the challenge and can't wait to get to know my teammates and my new home. Great things are ahead, Cavs Fans!!! Thank you everyone for the support."
The Cavs also received a protected first round pick. According to Cavs.com, the first round pick acquired from Sacramento is lottery-protected in 2012 (1-14). The pick is then protected in 2013 (1-13), 2014 (1-12) and 2015-2017 (1-10). If the pick is not conveyed by 2017, then Sacramento will convey its own 2017 second round draft pick to the Cavaliers protected (56-60).
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ever? You don’t think the Kings will EVER be out of the bottom 10 in the next 6 years?
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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jun 30, 2011 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
What are you crazy
Did you every year the requirement is less and less.
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by E5 on Jun 30, 2011 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I like this trade.
Good luck to JJ in Sacramento.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
why?
casspi is a backup sf at best, they could have gotten more than that
by jadedeed2327 on Jun 30, 2011 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do you think he’s a backup at best?
by rockemsockem on Jun 30, 2011 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i just dont think he is a quality sf in league, he has a real odd looking shot
i mean he plays hard, isnt a great shooter
by jadedeed2327 on Jun 30, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
"A real odd looking shot" really doesn't matter.
So does (and always did) Shawn Marion and he was a 4-time all-star. Omri’s shooting isn’t good, but it’s not terrible either.
Who would you describe as a “quality” small forward, that was available?
by rockemsockem on Jun 30, 2011 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
kevin martin’s shot is WAY uglier, but he is an ever better shooter.
He isn’t a great shooter? He is only in his 2nd year in the league, and yet he shoots 37% from 3 point land. He has room to improve. He is a much better SF than Eyenga
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
Eyenga is going to be a star. I completely disagree with your thoughts on that.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
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by E5 on Jul 2, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Eyenga certainly could be a star, he is right now an awful shooter. I like him, but he was certainly raw in this area. A consistent jump shot from at least mid-range makes him truly deadly. I would rather have him at SG when he develops a shot b/c he isn’t a great rebounder yet.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
Oh I agree
with everything you just said there. I think Eyenga at the 2 is ideally what we will want to see. He hopefully will work on his J.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.
by E5 on Jul 3, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you kidding me he
is as good if not better than J.J and he fills a need at SF throw in a pick what is not to like about this.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.
by E5 on Jun 30, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
he never proved he was a starting small forward, i just dont think he is, he plays hard though, game is flawed
by jadedeed2327 on Jun 30, 2011 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
What did J.J prove?
He was so inconsistent and often times looked lost out there. Sure he got better as the season went on but it was because Coach Scott was all over him. You don’t want players like that on your team. Talent but lacks consistent motivation. Casspi has talent and player hard so what is not to like. He may just need some time to grow and the Cavs have plenty opportunity to give him that time. Who is backing him up? Let’s try to think positively.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.
by E5 on Jun 30, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
well they should of traded hickson for stoudemire at the time,
hickson is better than casspi, i thought they could of gotten a better player
by jadedeed2327 on Jun 30, 2011 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
That deal was never an option. I’m amazed at how many people get this wrong.
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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jun 30, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
you really think that even if that deal was a serious option, that we would have Stoudemire right now? You think maybe that if that had happened, we would have Stoudemire AND Lebron? Stop dreaming, Lebron had already decided he was out before that and the only way Stoudemire would be here (and not in NYC) is if Lebron stayed.
The only thing this would have done was made sure we wouldn’t have JJ OR Stoudemire.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
he was actually a very solid starter when he got a chance to start. he was scoring 11 points, getting 5 rebounds, and shooting well. He has proven he is an adequate starter at his position with room to improve. He has also proven to be a hard worker and a solid defender.
I don’t think his game is flawed, I just don’t think he got enough opportunities. Even when he was on the court, his usage % was quite low. Its also a bit ridiculous to criticize a 2nd year player on what he has proven? What had JJ proven after 2 years>
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
Why not?
I’ve wanted JJ out of Cleveland for years. His bball IQ is horrible…and I mean HORRIBLE. He sometimes could score the ball, but was mostly lost on the defensive end. This is an upgrade for the Cavs sure! We still have moves to make, so don’t worry. We have the trade exemption and a PG or two to more still.
Think about this people. Coach Brown was openly frustrated with JJ, and he was the nicest guy in the world…too nice. We thought it was perhaps Coach Brown’s style or lack of experience or JJ’s youth. Well then Coach Scott comes and seems to be even MORE frustrated with JJ!! Two coaches that just showed utter frustration with this guy, plus my own eyes is enough for me. Bring me Casspi!
My initial feeling was "not enough"
But, I’m trying to convince myself that Casspi just didn’t have the opportunity in Sacramento that he’ll have in Cleveland. I’m hoping he fluorishes here.
At least he’s young and a fan favorite. Hopefully he’ll play more defense than Cleveland got at the SF position last year, also.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jun 30, 2011 1:58 PM CDT reply actions
I really don’t think he did. Even when he was playing well, he would randomly get benched because of “seniority”. When Francisco Garcia got hurt, he was averaging about 9 points and 3 rebounds a game. When he got hurt, Casspi stepped in and was averaging 11 points and 6.4 rebounds a game while playing good D and shooting well.
Once Garcia was back, his minutes plummeted (didn’t even play in Garcia’s first game back). He didn’t get consistent playing time and wasn’t able to show what he could do. Garcia shouldn’t have even been starting over him, on the court Casspi is a better player. Garcia is similar to Anthony Parker (SG/SF veteran who gets playing time because of his leadership) and isn’t a true 3, but they have Tyreke at the 2.
He is a much better defender at the position than eyenga.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
What about Trade Exemption?
It expires on July 11th but if there is a lockout at midnight tonight it will be wasted.
“Starting a new path in my journey and I’m so excited to be a Cavalier. I’m ready for the challenge and can’t wait to get to know my teammates and my new home. Great things are ahead, Cavs Fans!!! Thank you everyone for the support.”
This sounds genuine.
He seems like a really high character guy, at the very least.
I’m excited to get him, personally. He’s a good young player, fills a huge hole at the 3, and comes with a draft pick. And all that cost was Hickson, who we just drafted a better version of.
"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428
Never happened, just saying.
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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jun 30, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
While lots of people (you guys) who have probably seen Casspi play 2 or 3 times at the most complain about him and his weird looking shot, I have a friend from Sactown Royalty writing a player profile on him. It should be nice to get an idea of who he is as a player from someone that has actually covered him and watched him play extensively. That post should be up tomorrow or the next day, so be patient.
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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jun 30, 2011 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Kings fan here, and I love the trade for both teams
JJ fills a need for us with Daly apparently not looking to resign. Kings will still look to go after another center, but Cousins/JJ/JT is a good bigman tri. For us, if we get another defensive center to replace Daly, then JJ is most likely our backup pf, behind Cousins and a yet to be named defensive center.
Omri will help you guys. Has a lot of upside. Yes his shot is ugly, but he’s still an outside threat who needs to be respected. Very good rebounder for a sf. Likes to get out in the open court. Extremely high-energy player, who’s has a tough demeanor. Can’t pass or handle the ball though.
You guys are rebuilding, just like us. Collecting young talent which needs to mature. He’ll grow, along with guys like Irving and TT. Is he ready for the spotlight? No, but neither is anyone on either of our teams. He’s an nba starting sf down the road. Irving and TT are starters. You’ll struggle next year, but gain expereince, get another good pick in next years deep draft, and the rebuild will be well on its way. Be happy your rebuild isn’t taking as long as most.
by romulinn on Jun 30, 2011 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Kings fan here aswell.
I like this trade for both teams. JJ Hickson is a true talent, maybe a change of scenery will jump him back up to his true potential. I could probably say the same thing about Omri. Hes more talented than his numbers indicate. JJ will be a future starter for us as Omri will be for you guys. I doubt these guys turn into All star players but at the least they will be starters. Good luck on your guys rebuilding efforts. We have been rebuilding in Sac for so long now, the light at the end of the tunnel should be coming!
Sacramento Kings, Oakland Raiders. Best teams everrrrrrr
looking at the upside in that frontcourt is pretty awesome. Cousins already had a good season and Thompson is a good Anderson Varejao type (3rd big man PF/C energy guy who is good off the bench but can start). Add in JJ and you also have Hassan Whiteside who has the potential to be a defensive C, its pretty impressive.
my only question is (for the kings with this trade): You think Donte Greene can start once Garcia goes down with the inevitable injury?
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
No.
But I think the plan is to have John Salmons, who we recently acquired, be the starting SF, with Cisco backing him up and Donte getting mini minutes.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
Any other moves ahead before tonight at midnight
TPE? Antwan Jamison? can we move at least the TPE gosh
by PiratesFanSince1980 on Jun 30, 2011 7:03 PM CDT reply actions
Casspi is a great guy
Wish him the very best! Good trade Cav’s, he’s a class guy with a lot of fire.
The endless pounding.
A hole, blacker than despair.
John Salmons is back.
by twasserm on Jun 23, 2011
Good. Hickson should never have opened his fucking mouth about wanting LeBron to win.
Adam Foote still blows!
Even the starving children in Africa?
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by notthatnoise on Jul 8, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't want to start a fight
but why is that people who are atheists or devil worshipers always have to use that as an argument. Come up with something else it is played out.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Baseball’s biggest busts Andy Marte.
by E5 on Jul 9, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Where are all the Cavs fans? Where are you hiding?
How can you not be excited about adding Omri, and his is coming from a Kings fan. You just had two great picks in the draft. A better help, and quicker than most teams get when starting a rebuild. This site should be flooded, or at least have much more conversation.
This is the 33rd comment in the JJ for Omri thread? You’ve got to be kidding. Where the hell are the fans of this team. SactownRoy has 424 comments in the JJ for Omri thread. I can’t believe you guys aren’t more excited. Hell, you’re in the East, you HAVE a shot at the playoffs. We do to, but you probably have a better shot. If we did happen to make it, you get our pick, in a deep draft.
Get up!
Get jumpin!
Get to humpin!
Get excited about your team
this website hasn’t had a lot of traffic since Lebron. I love the deal. I have been following Casspi’s career since he got drafted. I really love this deal and I think that with a great PG like Irving, he can get some nice looks and maybe be a 14/6 SF with some D.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
On the D
Casspi tended to get a little lost on team D with the Kings. He was decent [and very tenacious] on man-to-man D, but as far as knowing when to rotate, etc, it seemed like he was never taught how to do stuff like that properly. To be fair though, most of the Kings suck at defense.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
Yup
If he plays D then he fits perfectly with us, although I wonder where our scoring will come from once Jamison is dealt unless there are no games.
Their system is not very good, no D at all. He can improve I would think.
He is gonna love the east side :-)
Byron Scott likes D, part of the reason that Hickson is gone. I think he has the potential to get better on team D under a coach like Scott.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
That's good to hear.
Casspi improving on that will be great for him personally and for your team. Hope you guys enjoy him and he helps you out. He doesn’t know how to give less than 150%.
Also, he seemed to enjoy playing against the Cavs (almost every time we played you he had great games) so hopefully that carries over when he plays with you.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
That's how we do it in the CLE
We don’t hype it. We just live it.
Sometimes quietly, but we are there. Always.
I just pray Sac keeps improving so we can get a 1st rounder. They have been drafting good young players and now just need them to keep gelling.
I want to see improvements for the Cavs next year, but not too much because I’d like a shot at one of the big studs in next years draft as well. Of course I;ll be happy if we win 40 or more games (lockout willing of course), but drafting in the Top 5 again next year won’t be a terrible thing either.
I think they will
keep improving and get out of the lottery pretty soon. Within the next couple seasons I bet. I really believe they need to get rid of Westphal though.
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