Why Cleveland made the trade 

January, 22, 2013
Jan 22
4:42
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By Joe Kaiser | ESPN.com
Adding a couple experienced players like Marreese Speights and Wayne Ellington could help Cleveland's young roster for the rest of this season, but The Plain Dealer's Mary Schmitt Boyer writes that the opportunity to acquire a draft pick in the middle of the first round (or better) was what really led the Cavs to making today's trade with Memphis.

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