{"id":573617,"date":"2026-01-31T20:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/573617\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:32:12","slug":"cavs-kings-discussing-deal-involving-hunter-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/573617\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs, Kings Discussing Deal Involving Hunter, Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cavaliers and Kings have discussed the framework of a deal involving forward De\u2019Andre Hunter<\/a> and guard Keon Ellis<\/a>, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

In that scenario, Hunter would be dealt to the Kings for Ellis, Dennis Schr\u00f6der<\/a>, and Dario Saric<\/a>. It\u2019s also possible that a third team could be involved to take on Saric\u2019s contract with second-round draft pick compensation added as a sweetener.<\/p>\n

Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported<\/a> on Friday that trade talks involving Ellis were intensifying and that Cleveland was among the teams in the mix. Ellis becomes extension-eligible on February 9, shortly after the trade deadline. If he doesn\u2019t sign a new contract, he\u2019ll enter unrestricted free agency this summer. He\u2019s making just $2.3MM this season.<\/p>\n

Schr\u00f6der would present a more long-term commitment for the Cavs. He\u2019s making $14.1MM this season and is owed $14.81MM for next season. He also has a partial guarantee of $4.35MM for the 2027\/28 season. Saric is on an expiring $5.43MM deal.<\/p>\n

Hunter, who has been a disappointment since Cleveland acquired him from Atlanta, is making $23.3MM this season and is on the books for $24.91MM next season. As a second-apron team, the Cavs can\u2019t use Hunter\u2019s contract to take back more salary than they send out, but Ellis, Schr\u00f6der, and Saric earn a combined $21.8MM and could be accommodated.<\/p>\n

The two teams have also discussed another scenario involving Ellis in which he would be paired with Malik Monk<\/a> in a deal for Hunter. However, the Cavaliers are concerned about Monk\u2019s contact, which has two years and $41.77MM remaining on it over the next two seasons, Scotto notes.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers have also talked about moving Hunter with at least one other prominent team \u2014 Scotto confirms they\u2019ve discussed the framework<\/a> of a deal that would land Hunter with the Lakers in exchange for Rui Hachimura<\/a> and Dalton Knecht<\/a>. That proposed deal would also include a third team, possibly Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Hachimura has an expiring $18.26MM contract. Knecht is making $4MM this season in the second year of his rookie deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cavaliers and Kings have discussed the framework of a deal involving forward De\u2019Andre Hunter and guard Keon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[7,1250,10877,1219,1024,3211,1267,1012],"class_list":{"0":"post-573617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-dalton-knecht","10":"tag-dario-saric","11":"tag-deandre-hunter","12":"tag-dennis-schroder","13":"tag-keon-ellis","14":"tag-malik-monk","15":"tag-rui-hachimura"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115991619580837666","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}