CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers have acquired guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin IV and two future second round draft picks from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Rodney Hood, Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. The two draft picks that Cleveland is receiving in the deal are Portland’s own 2021 and 2023 second round picks.
Stauskas (6-6, 205) has made 44 appearances for Portland this season, averaging 6.1 points in 15.3 minutes per game. He has scored in double figures on eight occasions, which includes a career-high tying 24 points (7-11 FG, 5-8 3FG, 5-5 FT) in 27 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18.