Clippers and Cavaliers Wouldn’t Have Today’s Stars Without Long-Forgotten Trade

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers—who face off at Quicken Loans Arena Thursday night—can each trace their rise into the NBA's elite to a single twist of fate.

For the Clippers, it was the moment "basketball reasons" made Chris Paul available in 2011. For the Cavaliers, it was LeBron James' 2014 Ohio homecoming.

But for both teams, the seeds of their current successes were sewn ...

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