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    Chicago Bulls' Lonzo Ball (right) drives against Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro. The pair were exchanged in a trade finalized Sunday. AP

    INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Lonzo Ball doesn't have to worry about rehabbing from a knee injury for the first time in a couple of seasons.

    Instead, the veteran guard will spend the offseason getting acclimated to a new team.

    Ball was at the Cleveland Cavaliers' practice complex meeting with the medical staff and coaches on Monday, after his trade from the Chicago Bulls for forward Isaac Okoro was finalized on Sunday.

    Chicago and Cleveland agreed to the trade on June 28, but it didn't become official until the start of the new league year on Sunday.

    "I think it's a great situation for my playing style," Ball said. "Don (Donovan Mitchell) is one of the best players we have in the league. And they have two bigs that are mobile, can set pick-and-rolls and get to the rim like that and then do some switching on defense. I think we can do a lot of different things on both sides of the ball, and to have the option to be able to do those things is great."

    Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 35 games this past season after missing the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns because of a left knee injury. The 27-year underwent a meniscus and cartilage transplant in his left knee in March 2023 after two surgeries failed to fix an injury he suffered during his first season in Chicago in 2021-22.

    He missed the last two months of the season due to a sprained right wrist, but was encouraged with the way his knee held up throughout the season.

    "After the games, I didn't really know what to expect. But, you know, when I first got back versus Minnesota in that preseason game, I was kind of surprised that I was moving around," Ball said. "I feel like I just got better as the year went on. Unfortunately, I had to deal with my wrist, but as far as my knee was concerned, it was pretty good."

    Ball, the second overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2017 draft, has one year remaining on his contract with a team option for the 2026-27 season.

    Cleveland had a need at point guard after Ty Jerome signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. Starter Darius Garland is likely to miss the start of the regular season after undergoing surgery on his left big toe last month.

    The Cavaliers had the second-best record in the NBA at 64-18, but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Indiana Pacers in five games.

    Ball has yet to take part in a playoff game in the six seasons he has played, which is something he is hoping will change.

    "When you start in September or October, you can't look too far ahead. But they were No 1 in the East last year, so everybody knows that it's pretty much a ring or nothing," he said. "It's just making sure I'm prepared to be as available as possible, and put myself in the best position to finish the season strong. Right now, it's more about just being in the weight room making sure my lower body is good and stuff like that."

    Trades continue

    The Miami Heat have acquired Norman Powell, while John Collins is going to the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson are headed to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade that was completed Monday.

    Also in the deal is at least one second-round draft pick, going from the Clippers to Utah.

    Powell averaged 21.8 points last season for the Clippers and is a career 40 percent shooter from 3-point range. Collins averaged 19 points in 40 games for the Jazz last season, while Love averaged 5.3 points in 23 games with the Heat and Anderson averaged 6.7 points in 25 games after being traded to Miami.

    Powell is expected to give Miami much-needed scoring and shooting. The Heat were 24th out of 30 teams in points per game last season, plus have already seen the departure of Duncan Robinson — the team's career 3-point leader — this summer. Robinson joined the Detroit Pistons in a deal that was agreed last week and finalized on Monday.

    Love is an NBA champion, a five-time All-Star, a likely Hall of Famer when his playing days end and had expressed interest in possibly remaining with the Heat, even past his current contract, which is set to expire after the coming season.

    "Never thought I'd be a math problem," Love posted on social media after being informed of the trade. "Welcome to the NBA."

    Agencies via Xinhua

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