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Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Isaiah Thomas (3) drives to
the basket in front of Orlando
Magic guard Elfrid Payton (2),
right, during the first half of
NBA basketball game Tues-
day, Feb. 6, 2018, in Orlando,
Fla.
Associated Press
Turnover:

Cavs overhaul
roster with

stunning trades

By TOM WITHERS Beau Hossler follows his drive from the 18th tee of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach
AP Sports Writer National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Pebble Beach, Calif.
CLEVELAND (AP) — With Associated Press
their NBA title hopes fad-
aggressive at the trading Streelman, Hossler share first-round lead
ing fast, the Cavaliers got

deadline. By DOUG FERGUSON receiver Larry Fitzgerald, He was on the Shore Course par. Defending champi-
They swapped teams. AP Golf Writer a golf fanatic and regular at Monterey Peninsula, on Jordan Spieth was not
Cleveland completely PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — at Whisper Rock — but he which plays to a par 71. among them. He missed a
changed its look — and The one time Rory McIlroy managed to put together Also at 6 under were Matt birdie chance from 3 feet
perhaps its chances of win- could have been slightly another strong round at Kuchar and Julian Suri, who on the par-5 13th hole,
ning a championship this annoyed was the very rea- Spyglass and keep bogeys were at Spyglass. Suri grew which was annoying be-
season — on Thursday with son the AT&T Pebble Beach off his card for a 7-under 65. up in Jacksonville, Florida, cause he didn’t have many
a stunning sequence of Pro-Am was so enjoyable. He shared the lead to par and has moved up to No. looks like that. Spieth made
deals. Cavs general man- A shadow. with Hossler, who added 66 in the world based on his one birdie, one bogey and
ager Koby Altman traded McIlroy was just starting to another strong memory play on the European Tour. 16 pars. He was at 72 and,
six players, including Isaiah take his driver back on the from northern California. Pebble Beach is his third after grabbing lunch, was
Thomas, Dwyane Wade par-5 seventh at Spyglass Hossler, who challenged straight sponsor's exemp- headed out to the prac-
and Derrick Rose, and two Hill when he saw the shad- for the lead as a 17-year- tion on the PGA Tour. tice green for some work.
future draft picks in moves ow of his father move. With old on the weekend of the McIlroy, meanwhile, used It might have been more
designed to not only help so much sunshine Thursday 2012 U.S. Open at Olym- that unlikely birdie on No. irritating on any other day
them in the short term but across the Monterey Penin- pic Club, was bogey-free 7 to begin his move that but this one — not with the
could potentially help sula, that was inevitable. at Pebble Beach. Hossler eventually reached 4 un- scenery, the ambiance at
keep LeBron James be- "So I backed off it. I said, birdied the 16th and 17th der until a scrappy finish Spyglass and the social na-
yond this season. 'Fine, stand still.' Blocked it and had a chance to take for a 68, leaving him three ture of this pro-am. Country
Just like that, the Cavs trad- way right and hit my sec- the lead on the par-5 18th shots behind in his debut singer Jake Owen kept it
ed nearly half their roster, ond in the water," McIlroy until enough wind came in the AT&T Pebble Beach light, stopping on his way to
got younger and maybe said. "Hard to say anything. up to make it a challenge. Pro-Am. “A couple of the 16th tee to sing a song
wedged themselves back Chipped in for birdie, so I He sent his tee shot to the messy holes coming in,” he when someone handed
into contention to make was like, 'You're forgiven.'" right, his second into a fair- said. “Made a good bogey him a guitar. Dustin John-
a fourth straight Finals ap- There wasn't much not to way bunker, didn't quite on 16. Made a great par on son, a two-time Pebble
pearance against Golden like on a day like this, espe- reach the green and had 17. It was nice to finish with winner and the No. 1 player
State. cially for Kevin Streelman to make an 8-foot putt to a birdie at the last. So all in in the world, had very little
Watching from the West and Beau Hossler. save par. "Just a lot going all pretty pleased.” Scoring stress after he got up-and-
Coast, the defending Streelman doesn't even on there, so I was glad to conditions were so good down from the collar of the
champions took notice.
play the most golf on his get out of there with a 5," — everything was good green at the par-3 fifth hole
Continued on Page 20 pro-am team — his part- Hossler said. about this day — that 97 for bogey at Spyglass.
ner is Arizona Cardinals Aaron Wise also had a 65. out of the 156 players broke Continued on Page 19