The Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder is expected to be unavailable through injury for approximately two months, the team confirmed on Monday. The forward suffered a left adductor and abdominal tear during last Saturday’s 112-97 defeat to the Orlando Magic.

Initially, the team announced that Crowder had experienced a groin strain. He then jetted off to Philadelphia to be evaluated by Dr. Bill Meyers, who specializes in core injuries, who detected the true nature of Crowder’s injuries.

“Sports can be brutal at times,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said ahead of his team’s 118-109 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. “[Crowder] came into training camp in phenomenal shape — mind, body and spirit — and he’s a tremendous piece of what we’re trying to do moving forward.” Crowder is now scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday.

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Take a deep breath if you are a Cleveland Cavaliers fan. The Cavs have used the NBA trade deadline to the max and basically reshaped their roster. The team has entered in a series of bad games since January, dealing with poor defense and locker room issues, so something needed to be done to keep their NBA Finals hopes alive. Still, no one expected so many changes in such a short period of time.

The biggest trade the team has made was one with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs sent point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Channing Frye and their first-round lottery protected 2018 draft pick to the Lakers in exchange for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr.

The second trade Cavaliers made was a three-team deal, which also included Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings. The Cavs received guards Rodney Hood and George Hill from the Jazz and Kings respectively. The Kings got Iman Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick from the Cavs and Joe Johnson from the Jazz. Finally, the Jazz got Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose from Cleveland.

The last trade saw Dwyane Wade heading back to the Miami Heat, with the Cavs getting a heavy protected second-round draft pick.

While there will lots of analyzing of these deals in the upcoming days, when the dust settles, the first impression is that the Cleveland Cavaliers got better with all these trades. Although the team won’t have much time to settle into a rhythm, the Cavs got younger, more athletic and in theory should be better on the defensive end. They got rid of Thomas and Crowder, who performed well below expectations since their arrival from Boston in Kyrie Irving deal. Aso, they have cleared the air in the locker room and could use a fresh start. Finally, the team has shown that they are still ready to surround LeBron James with the tools he needs to make a push for his eight NBA Finals appearance and maybe convince him to stay in Cleveland.

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On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers have officially introduced their newest acquisitions Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic. The official Twitter account of the Cavs posted the picture of players holding their new jerseys with capitation “Sharp.”

Sharp.

: https://t.co/G2v7jbX2xM pic.twitter.com/PWWeGSaJIL

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 7, 2017

“I’m excited to play here..it’s a match made in heaven. I want to be the greatest player to ever play… that’s how it was in Boston & how it will be in Cleveland” – said Thomas at the press conference.

Although Thomas is currently dealing with a hip injury, the Cavs were reluctant to comment on the topic. “To be fair to Isaiah, we’re not going to address any specifics on his hip injury” – said Cleveland Cavaliers GM Koby Altman. While no one knows how much will Thomas’ recovery take, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue did confirm that the player won’t be ready for the beginning of the season.

The initial trade that was agreed two weeks ago saw Cavs sending Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics and acquiring Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and Ante Zizic alongside Brooklyn Nets 2018 first round pick. After Thomas’ medical showed that his hip injury was more serious than it was suspected, the trade was put on hold. Cavaliers felt that they didn’t get enough value for Irving, and requested additional assets for trade to be finalized. Celtics caved at the end and agreed to include Miami Heat’s 2020 second-round draft pick in the package.

After the trade was made, there were lots of opposing thoughts on who won this trade. On one end, Celtics got a superstar player in his prime, who still has two years left on his contract. On the other end, Cavaliers got two starters in Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder who can make an immediate impact alongside being set for the future with a promising player in Ante Zizic and a draft pick that could well end up being the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. The conclusion is that both teams did a good job, but on the Cavaliers end, this will mostly depend on how well Thomas recovers from his injury.

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The Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder is expected to be unavailable through injury for approximately two months, the team confirmed on Monday. The forward suffered a left adductor and abdominal tear during last Saturday’s 112-97 defeat to the Orlando Magic.

Initially, the team announced that Crowder had experienced a groin strain. He then jetted off to Philadelphia to be evaluated by Dr. Bill Meyers, who specializes in core injuries, who detected the true nature of Crowder’s injuries.

“Sports can be brutal at times,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said ahead of his team’s 118-109 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. “[Crowder] came into training camp in phenomenal shape — mind, body and spirit — and he’s a tremendous piece of what we’re trying to do moving forward.” Crowder is now scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday.

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Take a deep breath if you are a Cleveland Cavaliers fan. The Cavs have used the NBA trade deadline to the max and basically reshaped their roster. The team has entered in a series of bad games since January, dealing with poor defense and locker room issues, so something needed to be done to keep their NBA Finals hopes alive. Still, no one expected so many changes in such a short period of time.

The biggest trade the team has made was one with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs sent point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Channing Frye and their first-round lottery protected 2018 draft pick to the Lakers in exchange for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr.

The second trade Cavaliers made was a three-team deal, which also included Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings. The Cavs received guards Rodney Hood and George Hill from the Jazz and Kings respectively. The Kings got Iman Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick from the Cavs and Joe Johnson from the Jazz. Finally, the Jazz got Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose from Cleveland.

The last trade saw Dwyane Wade heading back to the Miami Heat, with the Cavs getting a heavy protected second-round draft pick.

While there will lots of analyzing of these deals in the upcoming days, when the dust settles, the first impression is that the Cleveland Cavaliers got better with all these trades. Although the team won’t have much time to settle into a rhythm, the Cavs got younger, more athletic and in theory should be better on the defensive end. They got rid of Thomas and Crowder, who performed well below expectations since their arrival from Boston in Kyrie Irving deal. Aso, they have cleared the air in the locker room and could use a fresh start. Finally, the team has shown that they are still ready to surround LeBron James with the tools he needs to make a push for his eight NBA Finals appearance and maybe convince him to stay in Cleveland.

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On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers have officially introduced their newest acquisitions Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic. The official Twitter account of the Cavs posted the picture of players holding their new jerseys with capitation “Sharp.”

Sharp.

: https://t.co/G2v7jbX2xM pic.twitter.com/PWWeGSaJIL

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 7, 2017

“I’m excited to play here..it’s a match made in heaven. I want to be the greatest player to ever play… that’s how it was in Boston & how it will be in Cleveland” – said Thomas at the press conference.

Although Thomas is currently dealing with a hip injury, the Cavs were reluctant to comment on the topic. “To be fair to Isaiah, we’re not going to address any specifics on his hip injury” – said Cleveland Cavaliers GM Koby Altman. While no one knows how much will Thomas’ recovery take, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue did confirm that the player won’t be ready for the beginning of the season.

The initial trade that was agreed two weeks ago saw Cavs sending Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics and acquiring Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and Ante Zizic alongside Brooklyn Nets 2018 first round pick. After Thomas’ medical showed that his hip injury was more serious than it was suspected, the trade was put on hold. Cavaliers felt that they didn’t get enough value for Irving, and requested additional assets for trade to be finalized. Celtics caved at the end and agreed to include Miami Heat’s 2020 second-round draft pick in the package.

After the trade was made, there were lots of opposing thoughts on who won this trade. On one end, Celtics got a superstar player in his prime, who still has two years left on his contract. On the other end, Cavaliers got two starters in Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder who can make an immediate impact alongside being set for the future with a promising player in Ante Zizic and a draft pick that could well end up being the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. The conclusion is that both teams did a good job, but on the Cavaliers end, this will mostly depend on how well Thomas recovers from his injury.

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