What if we picked Smith, to simply try the experiment out. What's to lose? Our chemistry isn't in tact yet, and it could be a short rental until the deadline.
The Cavaliers have a limited amount assets to play with.
If it's the trade deadline and we're assembling 3-team trades, you have to think somebody would value getting Josh Smith back in a trade.
Or you dump both Waiters and Josh Smith on Vivek.
While you're there, go for the ultimate pilfer; trade every asset we have til 2025 and somehow get Boogie on this team. We need to start a rumor that Big Cuz is bangin that fine daughter of his. Boogie would kamikaze himself out of that situation.
It might take time to gel, but if we had Kyrie,LBJ, Boogie, Love..... not one, not two, not three.....
But my premise: picking him up as an asset/trial. Is he still being paid the same, it's just that Detroit gets to pay less per year to unfuck themselves?