LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 26: JaVale McGee #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to a foul during the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Lakers trade McGee to Cavs, clearing space for Gasol

6 years ago
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The Los Angeles Lakers traded veteran center JaVale McGee and a future second-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team announced.

The Cavs will send Jordan Bell and Alfonzo McKinnie to the Lakers.

The move frees up enough salary-cap space for the Lakers to sign free-agent center Marc Gasol, a move that was reported soon thereafter.

McGee opted into the final year of his contract last week and was on the books for $4.2 million this season.

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