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ByReuters

Published 28/07/2015 at 00:11 GMT

July 27 (The Sports Xchange) - The Miami Heat traded guard Zoran Dragic to the Boston Celtics on Monday, along with a 2020 second-round draft pick and cash considerations, in exchange for a protected 2019 draft pick.

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The Heat are trying to trim their salary and luxury-tax bill, already trading guard Shabazz Napier to the Orlando Magic.
Dragic split last season between the Heat and Phoenix Suns, appearing in 16 games (one start), averaging 1.8 points in 4.7 minutes. Dragic was acquired by the Heat on Feb. 19, along with his brother, Goran, in a three-team trade. Goran Dragic signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the Heat earlier this month.
The Heat also waived forward Henry Walker.
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The Golden State Warriors traded forward David Lee to the Celtics in exchange for forward Gerald Wallace and guard Chris Babb.
Lee, 32, played five seasons with the Warriors, averaging 16.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 327 regular-season games. He had his finest season with Golden State in 2012-13, averaging 18.5 points and 11.2 rebounds in 79 games.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers re-signed restricted free agent guard Matthew Dellavedova, and traded center Brendan Haywood, guard/forward Mike Miller and two future second-round draft picks to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Terms of Dellavedova's contract were not released, but the deal is for one year and worth approximately $1.2 million, according to ESPN.com.
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The Indiana Pacers re-signed forwards/centers Lavoy Allen and Shayne Whittington to contracts.
The team also signed guard/forward Glenn Robinson III and forward Rakeem Christmas.
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