The Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Semih Erden & Luke Harangody from the Celtics
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired 24-year old rookie center Semih Erden and 23-year old rookie forward Luke Harangody from the Boston Celtics for Minnesota’s 2nd round pick in 2013. Erden is a 7’0″, 240 pound center out of Turkey and he was a 2nd round pick last June. He played in 37 games (7 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 14.4 minutes, 4.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Erden is shooting 59.8% from the floor with a lot of his shots coming from close range. But, he is only shooting 63% from the free throw line which he needs to improve on. Erden gives the Cavs nice size and a tough guy in the paint. Luke Harangody played in 28 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 8.6 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. But, he is only shooting 39.4% from the floor but the Cavs think he’ll improve in that area with consistent P.T. The Cavaliers have nothing to lose by getting Semih Erden and Luke Harangody on the court quite a bit the rest of the way. This was a outstanding trade for the Cavs as they really didn’t give up much for these guys.
