Cavs trade Javale McGee to Nuggets for Isaiah Hartenstein, picks

The Cleveland Cavaliers are trading Javale McGee to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Isaiah Hartenstein and two second round draft picks. BasketballNews.com can confirm this report.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

ANALYSIS: McGee returns to Denver, where the center played from 2012 to 2015. During his 33 games with the Cavaliers, McGee averaged 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He could presumably become the backup center in Denver. The 22-year-old Hartenstein makes sense as a younger option for a rebuilding Cavs team.