Cleveland Cavaliers big Isaiah Hartenstein reacts in-game. (Photo by Lauren Bacho/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Cavaliers appear to have acquired a quality piece near the now-past trade deadline from the Denver Nuggets in Isaiah Hartenstein. Cleveland received Hartenstein and two future second-round draft picks in exchange for dealing JaVale McGee to Denver.
It wasn’t clear from the outset what the Cavaliers would be getting from Hartenstein, but he showed plenty of positive signs in his time last season with the Cavs following the deadline.
He didn’t appear in much meaningful playing time with the club that drafted him in the Houston Rockets in the second round in his first two seasons, who would end up waiving him last offseason.