Why do the Cavs have so many draft picks from Miami??

[Iwinyourmoney]

I don't get it. LeBron left as a free agent, did miami give the cavs draft picks because they felt bad for em?
Please explain. James wants "traded" so I don't get it

Traded LeBron James, Cavaliers option to swap 2012 first round picks (not exercised) to Heat for second round pick (protected top 40 in 2011-12, unprotected in 2013) (2011 #54-Milan Macvan), Cavaliers option to swap 2012 first round picks (not exercised), 2012 second round pick (#34-Jae Crowder), first round pick (protected top 10 in 2013-14, unprotected in 2015) (2013 #30-Nemanja Nedovic), first round pick (2 years following the year in which Heat satisfies its obligation to convey a future first round draft pick to Cavaliers, protected top 10 in 2015-16, unprotected in 2017) (?-?), $14.5M trade exception on 2010-07-09

[d2bets]

It was actually done as a sign and trade, believe it or not. Cleveland got all these assets and then the ping pong balls. If Cleveland still can't win they are a joke.

[thetrinity]

was a sign and trade, could happen this time around as well.

[d2bets]

was a sign and trade, could happen this time around as well.

Interesting. Nobody talking about that. They should give those future picks back lol.

[Iwinyourmoney]

Had no clue! Wow. It definitely should be a sign and trade again

[rm18]

Yes it was a sign and trade was a huge dispute on wsex.com because they had a market on which team lebron would sign with 4 years ago

[Iwinyourmoney]

So if someone bet the heat they lost on that decision since it was a sign and trade?

[rm18]

So if someone bet the heat they lost on that decision since it was a sign and trade?

I think WSEX graded Miami at first but guys complained he signed with Cleveland technically not sure what happened but was a lot of money though the book was going bankrupt at the time too.