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Kings are fine not having traded George Hill yet | The Sacramento Bee

George Hill is supposed be a Cleveland Cavalier, right?

It sure felt that way about two weeks ago.

A deal that would have sent Hill to Cleveland, with Channing Frye and Iman Shumpert (and possibly Derrick Rose) being the principle players involved, was close to done, league sources told The Bee.

Those sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on behalf of the teams.

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There were always hurdles to a deal – namely, the Kings having to create roster spots, which meant gauging the trade market for the likes of Skal Labissiere and Malachi Richardson, sources said.