I like this trade for both teams. The cavs needed to do something to increase their talent level, and they did so with a borderline all star at a position of great need.
And then considering Chicago was going to release deng this summer anyway, they instead get more immediate money relief, and a pick or 2. Amazing.
Going forward though, both teams are in some potential trouble. Cleveland cant afford to let deng walk this summer. Will they give into a crazy contract demand?
And Chicago may be spiraling into a mess. Rose's injuries, the severe talent cutting in the form of deng, perhaps an amnesty of boozer, combined with coach Thibs appearing to be loosing his luster a bit with that team are adding to a tense, disappointing situation. There is only so long an nba team will march to the drum of the same screaming voice. Where is that team heading? Will they alienate Noah and rose eventually? We will see.