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Build the Trade: Cavs target pedigreed shooter from the Mavs

By Josh Cornelissen

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Tim Hardaway Jr. #11 celebrates with Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks during overtime against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 27, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Mavericks won 129-125. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Tim Hardaway Jr. #11 celebrates with Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks during overtime against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 27, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Mavericks won 129-125. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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Tim Hardaway Jr. and Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks. Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images /

Sunday night saw another win notched in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ belt, a 112-98 road victory over the Phoenix Suns that saw the Cavs pull away in the fourth quarter. Isaac Okoro had the best shooting night of his career, tying a career-best with four 3-pointers on just six attempts.

The rest of the team, however, shot just 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from deep. That’s a one-game sample, sure, and Donovan Mitchell is having one of the best shooting seasons in the league. Yet the reality is that other than Mitchell, Darius Garland and Kevin Love (an uncharacteristic 0-for-5 against the Suns) the Cavs’ rotation is filled with unreliable 3-point shooters.

The Cleveland Cavaliers need to look for upgrades to their shooting.

One way to address that issue is via trade, and the Cavaliers apparently have their eyes on a couple of solutions. On NBA Insider Jake Fischer’s podcast “Don’t Aggregate This” Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com shared a pair of the Cavs’ trade targets. One is Bojan Bogdanovic of the Detroit Pistons, and the other is the Dallas Mavericks’ Tim Hardaway Jr.

Tim Hardaway Jr. is the son of Hall of Fame guard Tim Hardaway and has been an impressive player in his own stead at times during his career. He is currently averaging 12.3 points for the Mavericks, shooting 36.4 percent from 3-point range on a high volume of attempts.

What would a potential trade for Hardaway look like?