THE CLEVELAND Cavaliers did not work themselves into last Thursday's NBA deadline trade between the Sixers and Dallas Mavericks.
Still, for the short-term results, the reigning champions could end up the big winners because of it.
When the Sixers traded Nerlens Noel for swingman Justin Anderson and a protected first-round pick that everyone acknowledges will turn into two second-round picks, nobody really talked about veteran center Andrew Bogut also coming to South Philadelphia in the deal.
While Anderson was on the Sixers' bench for Friday's game against Washington and Saturday's at New York, Bogut was not with the team.