3 free agent wings Cavs could sign with Taxpayer MLE

The Cleveland Cavaliers are emerging from a period of rebuilding their roster, of losing seasons producing high lottery picks. Their forays to the top of the draft have netted them multiple long-term building blocks and set the foundation for the next great Cavs team.

What they never did, however, was lower the salary threshold for the roster. Starting with Kevin Love‘s lucrative contract extension the Cavs continued to operate with a full book of business, never entering an offseason flush with any real manner of cap space or the ability to take on salary in return for draft capital, a common move for rebuilding teams.

The Cavs will be on the lookout for bargain-priced players to add to their rotation. Which three wings could they sign using the Taxpayer MLE?

That reality continues this summer, as Love enters the last year of his contract and players such as Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert and Lauri Markkanen are all on significant contracts. As such they are already right at the salary cap, even before accounting for a new deal for Collin Sexton and whether or not they will bring back players such as Moses Brown or Rajon Rondo.

While the Cavs will seek to add talent through the NBA Draft and via trade, they will need to be careful when signing new talent outright. Depending on what happens with Sexton’s contract the Cavs may be limited to the smaller “Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception” in free agency, which starts at $6.3 million.

If that is the case, the Cavs will likely need to add at least one wing in free agency and will need to do so at a bargain. Thankfully there are almost always a few “buy-low” candidates on the market for good teams to take a swing at; which wings should the Cavs consider offering the Taxpayer MLE?