The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming into the NBA’s season of trade, and they need to stay away from it. Their roster is terrific as is.
To be honest, there aren’t many things this Cleveland Cavaliers team lacks. They have rebounding with Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson. They have scoring and shooting, and they have an array of playmaking both on and off the bench. And, to add to that, they have the world’s best player in LeBron James.
The only thing the Cavs lack is a true rim protector, and as Golden State has shown, both this season and in past seasons, that’s not necessary.
That said, why are fans so fixated on the Cavs making a trade? Is it just human nature? We love to craft trades and see how they might play out. Or, is it we truly think that a rumor will eventually occur?
It IS possible that the Cavaliers target and trade for DeAndre Jordan, and at the same time, it’s possible they do absolutely nothing.
While the Cavs have made significant trades the last two seasons, bringing in Channing Frye and Kyle Korver in respective seasons, the only move this team needs to make is one to either get younger, get a playmaking two-guard, or get a sturdy rim protector.
Any combination of the two would work.
Finding players to fit that criteria yield an almost endless array of trades. From DeAndre Jordan to Nerlens Noel to Courtney Lee to Tyreke Evans, there are several quality players the Cavs could attempt to target.
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However, if they bring in any new faces, some valuable pieces will be seeing much less court time. To add on top of that, it’s practically impossible to trade Tristan Thompson and JR Smith without giving an incentive to take on their outrageous targets. Smith, Shumpert, or Thompson, due to their contracts, are the most likely to be moved in any type of trade does eventually occur.
It’d be difficult for the Cavs to make a trade and get better too. The Cavs have the No. 3 offensive in the league, and while 29th in defensive rating, they have the ability to defend, limiting the Warriors to under 100 points on Christmas Day. While adding a player like DeAndre Jordan or Nerlens Noel would immensely help the Cavs defense, it would also limit their offensive spacing.
Then, for a player of DeMarcus Cousins caliber, the Cavs, for starters, would have to trade the Brooklyn Nets 2018 first-round pick that they acquired from Boston in the blockbuster deal for Kyrie Irving. They would also have to take a risk that he would stay. Plus, they would have to reduce the minutes allocated to either Jae Crowder or Jeff Green to make room for the additional frontcourt presence.
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To sum it all up, over the course of the next couple months, there will be big names become available; however, I wouldn’t expect the Cavs to really go out and chase like they have in years past.
While it’s not exciting to stay pat in the season of trade, it could be the Cavs best move.
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