The Cleveland Cavaliers needed a point guard after Ricky Rubio’s season-ending torn ACL. The Los Angeles Lakers needed to reduce their payroll and open a roster spot. The New York Knicks needed...I don’t know, really. You do the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around and what it’s all about is a three-team trade where Rajon Rondo goes from L.A. to Cleveland, the Lakers clear $4M in salary and luxury tax payout and room to sign Stanley Johnson for the rest of the year (raise your hand if you had “LeBron, AD & Russ won’t be enough; get that squad Stanimal!
Knicks trade for Denzel Valentine, release Wayne Selden, likely to cut Valentine this week
