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2018 NBA Trade Deadline: 6 takeaways from a wild deadline day

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CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 18: Dwyane Wade #9 of the Cleveland Cavaliers pulls up for a shot against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena on January 18, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 18: Dwyane Wade #9 of the Cleveland Cavaliers pulls up for a shot against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena on January 18, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 27: Jordan Clarkson #6 and Julius Randle #30 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during the first half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center on October 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 27: Jordan Clarkson #6 and Julius Randle #30 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during the first half of a game against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center on October 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Cavs look completely different

The Cleveland Cavaliers replaced Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade with Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, George Hill and Larry Nance. This is a completely different team.

If the reports are accurate that this team didn’t like each other, they certainly acted as such on NBA trade deadline day.

The ultimate questions is, will this change anything? The Cavs have been bad for the majority of the season – with the exception of a month – and they desperately needed a change. I’m not sure if Hood, Clarkson and Hill will change much, if anything, but it was worth a try for Cleveland. This is going to be interesting, if nothing else.

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