Cleveland Cavaliers: Should They Look Into Lakers Guard Jose Calderon?

Why Los Angeles makes the deal:

With the youth movement, it’s unlikely that Calderon is viewed as an integral piece to the Los Angeles Lakers future. That’s especially true with the depth of the Lakers perimeter unit, a group that has D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Nick Young, Lou William and Brandon Ingram as able ball-handlers. Julius Randle, who starts at power forward for the Lakers, plays in a point-forward role and with 3.8 assists per game, it’s safe to say he’s pretty good at it.

With that being said Calderon only has one year left on his deal and, like Korver, could probably be pried away from the Lakers with a future asset. The Cavs could trade the Lakers the draft rights to Cedi Osman, a player for the Euroleague’s Anadolu Efes who would fit in nicely with the Lakers when he makes the jump to the NBA next season. Osman is a silky athlete with a nice three-point shot (48.8 percent in Euroleague) and plays with energy and aggressiveness on both ends of the court that will provide a nice spark for a young Lakers team.

With Young, Williams and Luol Deng all 30 years old or older it makes sense for the Lakers to add a young sharpshooting wing at virtually no cost. As he acclimates himself to the NBA game, he should be ready to be a steady contributor just as one of the “30 and above” club shows signs of decline.