CLEVELAND -- The Cavs were unable to find a partner to fill the roughly $5.4 million they had in trade exceptions that were to expire by day's end Monday.
Cleveland general manager David Griffin and his staff searched for trades to fit in the $4.4 million exception created last season by dealing Anderson Varejao, but couldn't get anything done in time. There was also a $947,000 exception from trading Jared Cunningham to Orlando. Both expired at midnight.
This by no means is an end to Griffin's search for more players -- a backup point guard and big man, potentially -- ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, nor are the Cavs much fretting the loss of the $4.