Harangody and Erden to Cavs as deadline closes

As the trade deadline closed, the madness began.

The Cavaliers were one of many teams trying to upgrade their roster before the 3:00pm deadline.

Earlier this morning, the Cavaliers traded Mo Williams and Jamario Moon for Baron Davis and a 2011 unprotected 1st-round pick from the Clippers.

A move that will most likely give the Cavaliers two top-10 picks in the upcoming draft.

The Cavaliers were one of the most active teams on Thursday. They were rumored to several other trades.

Trades that included Antawn Jamison going to Golden State for Troy Murphy's contract and were also reported to have talks with Detroit involving Rip Hamilton.

Cleveland was also rumored to have shopped Anthony Parker in multiple scenarios, sending him to Boston or Chicago for a second-rounder.

However, all of those trades never fell through.

The one trade the Cavaliers did make before the deadline past was a deal with Boston.

The deal did not include Anthony Parker but did involve a Minnesota second-rounder that Cleveland had rights to.

Ironically, we dealt a pick for Luke Harangody and Semih Erden instead of getting the pick from Boston.

Semih Erden is a former second-round pick in 2008 and has averaged 4.1 ppg and 2.9 rebounds in just over 14 minutes a game. Erdan is a 7-footer and will add depth to the Cavaliers roster.

Harangody, a former star at Notre Dame, is averaging 2.2 ppg and 2.0 rebounds a game while shooting 39 percent from the field in just over eight minutes a game.

All of this and the Cavaliers still have their 14.5 trade exception.

Cleveland is in great shape for the off-season, thanks to good work from Chris Grant and the front offices.