The Cavaliers were finalizing details of a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday that would bring Sam Dekker to Cleveland, a league source confirmed.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the deal.
This will be the second time Dekker, 24, has been traded. The 18th overall pick of the Houston Rockets in 2015, Dekker was dealt to the Clippers on June 28, 2017. The Clippers picked up his team option in October that is slated to pay him $2.76 million in 2018-19.
According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, the Cavs have the $5.8 million trade exception left over from the Kyrie Irving deal that expires on Aug. 22 with which to add players.
Dekker, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound power forward from the University of Wisconsin, has averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in 15.1 minutes of 153 career games. His best season came in 2016-17, when he posted averages of 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 18.4 minutes. With the Clippers last season, he scored 4.2 points and pulled down 2.4 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.
In three seasons at Wisconsin, Dekker averaged 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds.
The Cavs' Larry Nance Jr. welcomed Dekker on Twitter, saying, "Welcome to The Land my guy!! Better be ready to get out on the wing and run."
The Cavs also waived Okaro White, who signed a 10-day contract with the Cavs in mid-March and signed on April 6. According to Vardon, the Cavs had until 5 p.m. Sunday to waive White to avoid paying him $772,000 in guaranteed money. His contract for 2018-19 was $1.54 million.
