The Cavaliers were tantalizingly close to acquiring DeAndre Jordan from the Clippers at the trade deadline, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports, but the deal hit a hiccup over Iman Shumpert.
The Cavs hand long been rumored to be targeting Jordan, who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the season. The Clippers were also widely expected to trade him before the deadline and had reportedly talked to the Wizards and Rockets, among others. They also had the framework of a deal to send Jordan to Cleveland. It would have been Jae Crowder, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert and Cleveland’s 2018 first-rounder, Wojnarowski reports.