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.

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.