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For god's sake, please tell me we've at least made a call to Fransisco Garcia.
 
Back on Dec. 6th, I put together a long post in the Tayshaun Prince thread on possible wings...This was in response to Windy's report that the Cavs had interest in Prince (which I found to be unlikely). Others have identified additional players.

Here is a link to my post in the Prince thread:

http://realcavsfans.com/community/index.php?threads/tayshaun-prince.45156/#post-2019935

CJ Miles. Would have to check out physically. Is in first year of 4 year contract.
Jared Dudley. One more year on his contract. Milwaukee took him as a salary dump from the Clips, so probably would be open to trading him, but probably not motivated to do a salary dump. Pretty much duplicates James Jones anyway. UPDATE: Will Jabari Parker's injury cause Milwaukee to drop out of the playoff picture? Maybe, but the bottom of the East is so weak, that it's sort of hard to do that. Comparing Dudley to James Jones is probably slightly unfair to Dudley.
Andrei Kirilenko. A combo forward with links to Blatt from Russia national team. Has already been rumored as a buy-out possibility for Brooklyn later in the year. If he is still interested in playing, that is. UPDATE: Has now been traded and waived. Some reports have speculated he might play later this year, but I am skeptical.
Quincy Pondexter. Like Miles, 3 more years on his contract. Is buried deep on the bench in Memphis.
Corey Brewer. Seems like only a matter of time before Minny looks to unload some vets, but Brewer will probably ultimately command something more than the TPE. UPDATE: Traded to Houston (could be flipped by Feb. 19th trade deadline).
Chase Budinger. He's the guy Minny would likely part with for the TPE to shed his $5M salary for next year. Is shooting all of 28% from field. UPDATE: His shooting numbers have since improved a bit, and if he gets some more minutes with Brewer now out of the picture, maybe he can show he is worth pursuing.
Martell Webster. Salary just barely fits into the exception. Has been injured all year though, and if he can play I don't know why Wizards would trade him. I guess to clear his 2015-16 salary from the books? They'd probably prefer to wait till the summer. UPDATE: Reportedly, he is almost ready to return. With Rasual Butler playing the best of his career, Otto Porter being serviceable, and Paul Pierce eating up the bulk of the minutes at SF, it's hard to see where Webster fits, but I suspect the Wizards would still hang on to him for insurance, at least till the off-season. If healthy, I think he would be a good fit on the Cavs.
Iman Shumpert. Has already been extensively discussed. If Hardaway continues to play well, may be a factor in what Knicks decide to do. Is an RFA after this season, and has cooled off since his strong start. UPDATE: Dislocated shoulder and will be out at least until early January.
Randy Foye. Maybe a candidate to be traded, but Denver has no incentive to move him without getting something in return since he is on expiring contract (team option next year) and they have no tax issues this year.
Alan Anderson. I mean, it would save Brooklyn $1.2M plus luxury taxes.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Eh, probably not a viable trade here.
Caron Butler. Next year is a team option, but if the season continues the way it has started, maybe Detroit just decides to hit the reset button.
Jeremy Evans. Combo forward who defends and rebounds, but has never really played in all his years in Utah. Utah probably not just going to give him away, and Cavs probably not overly interested.
Wesley Johnson. Seems to be falling out of favor in Laker-land. I think he would actually be a decent fit here as a low usage player who will focus on perimeter defense. Lakers may have luxury tax issues (which is something they are sensitive to), especially if they use their disabled player exception(s) and so they might be motivated to move him (or someone else). I think this is actually a decent trade and would probably (might?) cost nothing other than the TPE.
Wayne Ellington. Similar situation to Wes Johnson. Better shooter, worse defender. Has had injury issues this year.
Gary Neal: More of a combo guard, but someone else mentioned him in another thread as a player of possible interest, on the grounds that he can handle the ball some. I didn't include him initially because I don't see him as a 3 & D type guy, but if the Cavs were to trade Waiters, I think he would make some sense. With Charlotte's season spiraling out of control, they might be willing to dump him for the TPE and get their own trade exception.

Some other guys who make more than the TPE who could potentially be traded for. Trade would almost certainly include Waiters, but I think the guys making $7M+ would be tough to trade for unless the Cavs include Haywood for salary matching purposes, which seems highly unlikely.

Gerald Henderson. Has one more year on his $6M/yr contract. How much longer before Michael Jordan orders that moves be made to shake things up? I think a Dion for Henderson deal makes sense for both teams if Charlotte is able to move Stephenson (which they should be able to do because his contract is favorable). Henderson is hardly ideal since, among other things, he doesn't shoot 3s, but I think he would be a better fit here.

J.R. Smith. Well, I'm very confident New York would trade him, particularly because he has one more year on his contract ($6.3M next year).

Arron Afflalo. Probably makes too much ($7.5M this year) to be practical, though I suspect Denver would entertain moving him if they are out of the playoff picture.

Wilson Chandler. Seems like virtually every player on Denver is a candidate to be traded. Very odd team, and I have no idea what they are trying to do there. Cavs could conceivably match his $6.7M salary.

Tayshaun Prince. I just think he makes too much to execute a trade. He's also not any good.

Some other players who have been mentioned by others:

Khris Middleton: Becomes an RFA after season. Bucks would presumably only give him up if they get something for him.

Avery Bradley: Just re-signed with Boston last summer. Seems Boston is committed to Bradley-Smart backcourt.

Gerald Green: Final year of contract. Has been speculated PHX might trade him, but they'd probably want a pick or two for him.

Gerald Wallace: His salary makes difficult to trade for him ($10M this year, not to mention guaranteed $10M next year), and he hardly even plays so it's questionable how much he would help.

K.J. McDaniels: I understand his unusual contract situation has given some hope that Philly might trade him. Maybe they will, but I think it's unlikely.

Francisco Garcia: Now a free agent. Would he add anything not provided by Miller and James Jones?

 
It saves them money this year and next plus an additional contract year. Waiters becomes an expiring contract trade commodity next year as well. In other words the deal makes sense for them financially rather then in on court terms

I think you would have to find a third team that would be interested in taking a look at Waiters. Like maybe the Knicks -- they can send Shumpert (expiring) to PHX, Waiters to Knicks, and Tucker to Cavs. PHX would have to take back a bit more salary though. Would get PHX out from the 3 yr/~$16M owed Tucker, whose has had some off the court issues.
 
World Peace says he's making a comback this season
 
Miller in the starting lineup seems to have stabilized the wing position. Marion, Delly, and Waiters as backup 1-3 all look more comfortable. Marion never played SG and knows he's back to his natural forward role and Delly and Dion tend to play well together.

It will be interesting what the FO thinks but I'd favor trying to get a shotblocker in there (Wright or Biyombo) as that is one thing we have no player on the current roster provides
 
Miller in the starting lineup seems to have stabilized the wing position. Marion, Delly, and Waiters as backup 1-3 all look more comfortable. Marion never played SG and knows he's back to his natural forward role and Delly and Dion tend to play well together.

It will be interesting what the FO thinks but I'd favor trying to get a shotblocker in there (Wright or Biyombo) as that is one thing we have no player on the current roster provides
Ultimately I believe both need to be addressed. It is almost a coin toss, but I think I might go with the best that is available and obtainable given our assets. That may very well be a center that alters shots. Long term though we aren't young or athletic enough at the two.
 
I would have given up a first rounder for Brewer I think the situation is that desperate. I wonder why Griffin didn't think of that during the summer (should of made the wolves throw him in) Mike Miller cant be our starting shooting guard going into the playoffs
 
I like Miller getting minutes, but I'm not in favor of him starting. I'd still rather Dion start and finish games considering what he's able to give and where we want his career to go over these next several seasons.

Kid has amazing potential, more than Mike Miller.
 
I like Miller getting minutes, but I'm not in favor of him starting. I'd still rather Dion start and finish games considering what he's able to give and where we want his career to go over these next several seasons.

Kid has amazing potential, more than Mike Miller.

I think coming off the bench is his best role at the moment. If he starts, he will be the fourth option on offense and he would end up getting frustrated and jack up tough shots. In the last couple of weeks, he has slowly been doing well and getting used to this role. If he continues this, it will be a big boost as Cavs could then rest LeBron or a Kyrie better.
 
It sucks giving up the 1st round Miami pick just because we are now down a valuable trading asset.
that really sucks.
I'm pretty sure the Wolves would have given us Brewer in the trade the problem is the value don't match.

I would have given up a first rounder for Brewer I think the situation is that desperate. I wonder why Griffin didn't think of that during the summer (should of made the wolves throw him in) Mike Miller cant be our starting shooting guard going into the playoffs
 
For as much as we sucked in the between Lebron era, it's ironic I keep just wanting some our bench players back.
Would absolutely love to have Livingston who is a great traditional PG and also a very good defender
I'd rather have Miles then guys like Joe Miller and James Jones
Zeller, Speights, and Leur would be getting big minutes as well
 
Can we get him for the vet min and will he play off the bench?

Him and Dion running the bench would be priceless
 
Came to post exactly that. Wouldn't have traded anything for him, but for money? He is most definitely worth it imo. Always likened him to LeBron without a brain. If LeBron could play at the 2, and have Smith in at the 3, I think it could work.
 
Came to post exactly that. Wouldn't have traded anything for him, but for money? He is most definitely worth it imo. Always likened him to LeBron without a brain. If LeBron could play at the 2, and have Smith in at the 3, I think it could work.

Lebron at 1, Marion at 2, Smith at 3 would have our guards and SF bigger than our PF and C if TT starts at the 5 lmao
 

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