Report: Cavaliers bailed on deadline deal for DeAndre Jordan

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. from the Los Angeles Lakers, before they got Rodney Hood from the Utah Jazz and George Hill from the Sacramento Kings, Cavs GM Koby Altman was one step away from a deal for Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski's incredibly detailed account of the deadline day. With the Cavaliers ownership's approval and Clippers front office's blessing, the two sides reportedly were nearing a deal that would have sent Jae Crowder, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert and Cleveland's 2018 first-round pick to L.A. for Jordan, so long as they could find a third team willing to take the two years left on Shumpert's contract and another draft pick in exchange for a center to replace Jordan.