Hunter gives the Cavs the kind of length they desperately need on the wing, while the Hawks get a return that was too good to turn down.

The wing, who was collegiate teammate with Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome and won a national championship together, is averaging his career-best 19.0 points per game while also shooting a personal-best 39.3 percent on 3-pointers.

Today, the Atlanta Hawks made their first major move of the trade deadline by sending De'Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Caris LeVert, G

While the Cavaliers won the NBA trade deadline pursuit of De’Andre Hunter, it reportedly didn’t come easily. Cleveland apparently had some serious competition.

The Atlanta Hawks made some big moves to their team at the trade deadline, moving on from De'Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Both players had been with the Hawks for some time, but it's obvious that the team is going in a new direction and looking on to what the future holds.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Hawks are trading forward DeAndre Hunter to Cleveland in exchange for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks, and two pick swaps.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have landed a massive piece to their team, getting De'Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks.

De'Andre Hunter has been traded from the Hawks to the Cavs for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks, and two picks swaps.

The Cavaliers have solidified their depth for what they hope will become a deep postseason run. They acquired forward De’Andre Hunter from the Hawks in exchange for guard Caris LeVert, forward Georges Niang,

12:45 pm: The Hawks and Cavaliers have reached an agreement on a trade that will send forward De’Andre Hunter to Cleveland, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports ( via Twitter) that Atlanta will acquire Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks, and two pick swaps.

The De’Andre Hunter era has started for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hunter was surprisingly traded to the Cavs last week before the NBA deadline and everyone was immediately excited to see what he could bring to the team.