Trade Impact: Cavs trade J.J. Hickson to Kings for Omri Casspi
Just hours before the NBA Lockout officially began, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded power forward J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for small forward Omri Casspi and a conditional first round pick. While the trade isn’t going to catapult either team into playoff contention, it does come with fantasy changes. Here are the winners and losers from the first trade of the NBA off-season.
Winners
Tristan Thompson, PF, Cleveland: The first real surprise of the 2011 NBA Draft, the fourth overall selection now has an opening to start at power forward from day one. Thompson will need to improve offensively but his defensive numbers should be there from the start. The minutes will be there as the Cavaliers attempt to get as many fresh faces on the court.
Omri Casspi, SF, Cleveland: The other obvious winner here is Casspi. His only other competition at small forward will be Alonzo Gee and Christian Eyenga…exactly. Casspi should be a good source of points, threes and four or five rebounds in the later rounds of drafts.
Jimmer Fredette, PG, Sacramento:
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