{"id":482079,"date":"2026-02-03T08:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=482079"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:21:29","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-and-charlotte-in-early-talks-lonzo-ball-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/cleveland-cavaliers-and-charlotte-in-early-talks-lonzo-ball-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte in early talks: Lonzo Ball scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1926\">Sources say there have been \u201cpreliminary conversations\u201d between the <strong data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1715\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1765\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charlotte Hornets<\/span><\/span><\/strong> about potential deals for <strong data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1835\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lonzo Ball<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1839\" \/>The idea would be for Charlotte to gain second-round draft capital through the process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2216\">Such a move would also allow the Hornets to pair <strong data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2020\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lonzo Ball<\/span><\/span><\/strong> with his younger brother <strong data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2089\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">LaMelo Ball<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, as described in the report.<br data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2121\" \/>At this stage, the discussions are framed as exploratory and tied to wider trade constructions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2521\">According to league sources, the <strong data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2294\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brooklyn Nets<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2346\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Utah Jazz<\/span><\/span><\/strong> are also looking to facilitate multi-team trades or take on \u201cunwanted\u201d salary.<br data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2428\" \/>That would come in exchange for draft-pick compensation, with a focus on second-round assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per Marc Stein and Jake L. 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