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CLEVELAND – The NBA trade deadline came and went.

Unable to find a trade partner Thursday for the benched center, the Cavaliers will try to structure a contract buyout for the two-time All-Star, coach J.B. Bickerstaff told reporters.

The Cavs were expected to be busy Thursday but only made one deal, acquiring center Isaiah Hartenstein and two future second-round picks from the Denver Nuggets for center JaVale McGee, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

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At the time, the Cavs thought benching Drummond – agreed to by him – would lead to them trading the 27-year-old.

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