The Cleveland Cavaliers have been, yet again, embarrassed. With a trade seemingly in line, it might take that and more to get this team back on track.
The media storm around the Cleveland Cavaliers has reached an all-time high over the course of this past week. The Cavs recent finger-pointing dilemma combined with several trade rumors is bound to bring unnecessarily uncertainty around the team.
If one thing is certain in Cleveland, it’s that a trade will be made.
As of now, the Cavaliers have openly been rumored to be interested in or have called about four guys, Lou Williams, DeAndre Jordan, Kent Bazemore and George Hill. Of those four, George Hill seems to be the prioritized target. To add to that, a trade for Hill is “on the one-yard line” according to Brian Windhorst.
After the Cavs most recent twelve-point loss to the Spurs, who didn’t have Pau Gasol, Manu Ginobili, or Kawhi Leonard, it’s clear that a trade is brewing. However, it also should be obvious that trading for Hill will solve some of the issues, but it will only be cutting off the tip of the iceberg in Cleveland.
As for Hill, he signed a 3-year, $57 million deal this offseason. Hill is currently averaging 10.3 points per game, which is his lowest per game average over the course of the last five seasons. Although he is playing just 27.0 minutes per game, which is significantly less time then he received in Indiana, Hill should be scoring more with so much opportunity in Sacramento.
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The Kings are handing the keys of this team to De’Aaron Fox which makes Hill’s offseason acquisition even more mind-boggling.
Cleveland, who is stacked with an array of veterans, seems to be open to acquiring both him and his contract.
The deal seemingly in place is rumored to include Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, and Derrick Rose, or Shumpert, Frye, and a second-round pick. Either way, this has been our first real glance at the players Atlman is willing to deal.
The first deal would be an absolute steal for Cleveland. They shed two bad contracts, and they let go of the injury-prone Rose. Rose is the only Cav in these two scenarios to get real playing time.
The other plus about either of these deals is that it is setting Cleveland up to snag another high-profile player.
In either deal, they keep their first-round pick, which, at this rate, might end up being pretty high, possibly ranging from 20-25. That pick should hold significant trade value, and they still have the Nets’ pick.
While Hill may not be the difference maker that the Cavs need, the combination of Hill and Jordan would give the Cavs both a capable perimeter defender in Hill and a phenomenal rebounder and rim protector in Jordan.
In the end, if the trade for Hill goes through and the Cavs first-round pick is not included, I’d be ready for an even bigger trade to happen in the next couple days.
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The Cavs need more than Hill, and his acquisition should mean that more help is on the way.
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