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Cleveland Cavaliers Should Get In On Atlanta Hawks-Paul Millsap Deal

By Quenton S. Albertie

Sep 26, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin talk to the media during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin talk to the media during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Sacramento Kings center Kosta Koufos (41) keeps New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) from the net during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Sacramento Kings center Kosta Koufos (41) keeps New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) from the net during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

What Can The Cavs Receive In A Trade With SAC?

What’s interesting to note here is that while the Sacramento Kings have a large collection of centers the New Orleans Pelicans have a similar logjam at point guard.

The Sacramento Kings, having decided to move DeMarcus Cousins to center, now have three players listed behind him on the depth chart: Kosta Koufos, Willie Cauley-Stein and Georgios Papagiannis.

Of those three, Koufos makes the most sense.

Having played at Ohio State University, Koufos is  a familiar name from both his collegiate days and the year that the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Timofey Mozgov. The Canton, Ohio-native has an interesting skill set for a big man but is most valuable as a big body who can protect the rim. At 7-foot-0 and 265 with a career average of 1.8 blocks per game, Koufos is perfect for a Cavs team that lacks size, depth and rim-protection at the center position. He’s not going to do it with athleticism but with intelligence as he tries to get to the right spot at the right time to make a defensive play.

Offensively, he doesn’t have much range on his jump shot so he isn’t a big floor spacer but he isn’t constricted to post-ups inside either with a career shooting percentage of 43.7 percent from 3 to 10 feet. That’s enough space for James to make passes to him from the paint once Koufos makes a timely cut towards the rim.