The Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Oklahoma City franchise have been involved in a three team trade that was completed on Wednesday. In this deal, the Cavaliers received Mo Williams, point guard from the Bucks. Williams has been a good scoring point guard and the Cavaliers made the deal in order to give superstar Lebron James help. Williams averaged a career high 17.3 points per game last season with the Bucks. James spoke with the media after the deal was announced and gave his personal approval of the deal. The Bucks received point guard Damon Jones from the Cavaliers, point guard Luke Ridnour and forward Adrian Griffin from Oklahoma City. Ridnour was facing decreased playing time at the point guard position after Oklahoma City drafted Russell Westbrook out of UCLA with the fourth overall pick. Ridnour already had his starting spot taken last season by Earl Watson. Oklahoma City received forward Joe Smith from the Cavaliers, and Desmond Mason from the Bucks. Good, solid players were sent to the Bucks and Oklahoma City, but both teams viewed the trade as salary cap related. Who got the better of this deal? Does this make the Cavaliers the team to beat in the Eastern Conference?
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