This potential Cavs trade with Magic is solid deal to consider

Ross could be a crucial scoring presence down the stretch for the Cavs, and provide another movement shooter

From there, the key here to me, even with him not being a significant playmaking presence for other guys when he’s in games, in I’d imagine a supersub-type role, or perhaps as an interim starting 2, Terrence Ross would provide a perimeter shooting boost.

And down the stretch in games, that could help open up operations more for Garland, who even with him dealing with back soreness since the end of the Warriors loss, has been off the past two contests.

Just generally speaking, Ross could be a guy that the Cavaliers go to throughout games, or in crunch time, to create for himself off-the-bounce, and perhaps even more so, to convert in catch-and-shoot situations in spurts on the wing, in varying lineups at the 2 or 3, perhaps.

Now he has been off as a three-point shooter this season, converting on only 30.5 percent from three on 4.8 attempts per game, and last season, partly due to more playmaking workload, he connected on 33.7 percent of his three-point attempts. On a positive note, in the past two seasons, he has converted on 46.9 percent and 50.8 percent of his two-point attempts, for context, often via unassisted situations, and throughout his career, he has always been a great finisher.

Anyway, from my perspective, bringing in a guy like Ross, who has postseason experience, and has proven to be one of the game’s more dangerous off-screen shooters, who can still create for himself, he could end up being more of a seamless fit in stretches.

I get that those two seconds are legit picks, but Ross helps bring added bench scoring juice, and he could still play in a variety of lineups, whether it’s with a combo of Lauri Markkanen still, Cedi Osman or Dean Wade some at the 3. He could fill in in spurts at the 3 also in some matchups.

And even with the three-point hit rate down from him the past two seasons, he’d bring a valuable off movement and floor spacing presence, and would be a player Cleveland could rely on down the stretch as a bailout option, particularly with Sexton and Rubio out.

Additionally, I do believe with the Cavaliers and Rondo/Garland and playing off of Cleveland’s bigs, such as Evan Mobley and Kevin Love, that Ross could be back to a solid clip from three, where he’s knocked in 36.4 percent of his career attempts from there, factoring in his earlier days with the Orlando Magic, too.

Ross, who is 30, is set to be expiring after the 2022-23 season, so we’d have to see from there involving a possible extension at some point. And Carter-Williams, for what it’s worth, is set to be expiring after this season, in which he’s on the books for $3.3 million; he would fit in the $4.2 million JaVale McGee trade exception, whereas Ross is due to make $12.5 million this season.

Moreover, while this potential deal wouldn’t be a splashy one, I do believe it could be mutually beneficial for both, and for the Cavs, who’d need to waive someone following it, I do think it’d make a notable difference and also not affect team chemistry too much. It’s just something to consider, at least, and it’s a bonus that Ross has been a leader for the Magic for quite some time.