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Reports: Cleveland Cavaliers trade Lonzo Ball to Utah Jazz
- On Feb. 4, 2026, the Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to send guard Lonzo Ball and two second-round picks to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal involving the Atlanta Hawks, and the Jazz are expected to waive Ball, ESPN's Shams Charania reported.
- To clear salary and cap space, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Ball last week after acquiring James Harden and Dennis Schroder, helping reduce their luxury tax bill from roughly $120 million to $65 million.
- Ball has struggled this season, averaging a career-low 4.6 points per game with 30.1% field-goal and 27.2% three-point percentages after three arthroscopic knee surgeries and over 1,000 days off.
- The Cavaliers immediately opened a roster spot and financial room, enabling conversion of Nae'Qwan Tomlin's two-way contract to a standard deal while surrendering 2028 and 2032 second-round picks and lacking second-round control through 2033.
- The Jazz added draft capital by taking on two second-round picks mainly to add future assets and used a trade exception after acquiring Jaren Jackson Jr., while Rich Paul and the Jazz discuss Ball's next steps.
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