J.R. Smith Says He Wants Cavaliers to Trade Him

Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith would like to be traded, he told reporters after shootaround Thursday morning.

"To feel like you're going to play one day, and then you just don't play ... To not even look me in my face and tell me. That's disrespectful."

J.R. Smith clearly not happy right now with the Cavs. pic.twitter.com/JLkT6gNFQm— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) November 1, 2018

Smith's situation in Cleveland has been precarious early this season and has now culminated in a declaration that he is hoping to play elsewhere. Smith, who has averaged at least 28 minutes per game in each of his four seasons with the Cavs, played just four minutes in the first three games of this year.