Back to the Cleveland Cavaliers Newsfeed

Cavs rumors: J.R. Smith potentially going to Lakers would be logical

There’s been rumors swirling about potential trade landing spots for J.R. Smith, due to his favorable contract structure for next season, for months.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not ultimately able to trade Smith leading up to and/or during the 2019 NBA Draft, though, and as we previously touched on, according to a report from The Athletic‘s Joe Vardon (subscription required), it’s become more and more likely that the veteran shooting guard simply gets waived by Cleveland, which would lead to the Cavaliers paying him only his partial-guarantee of $3.