The Charlotte Hornets waived veteran guard Pat Connaughton on Feb. 4. Connaughton was in his first year in Charlotte after seven seasons with the Bucks. In 22 games with the Hornets, he was averaging 2.

The trade allows him a fresh opportunity to chase that elusive first championship ring, as he expressed excitement about joining a competitive Cavaliers squad with strong coaching and talent around him.

Numbers on the Board talk about the Milwaukee Bucks keeping Giannis Antetokounmpo past the trade deadline and how that domino not falling still created ripples across the league.

Teams around the league have been waiting for this moment for years as the Bucks continued to leverage their future to keep Antetokounmpo around. His contract makes it tougher for him to determine his next destination before the Feb.