The NBA trade deadline unfolded as one of the most electrifying in recent memory, with teams making bold moves left and right. Among the flurry of transactions, the Cleveland Cavaliers executed a particularly shrewd deal that not only filled their most pressing roster need but also accomplished their financial goals by dipping below the luxury tax line—no small feat for a team already riding high at 41-10.

At the stroke of the midnight hour, De’Andre Hunter found himself freed from an Atlanta Hawks team that had been trying to trade him for years. With the Cleveland Cavaliers as his new employer, the former fourth overall pick now has an opportunity to help a certified title-contender for the first time in his NBA career.