Likely use of Haywood contract?

[Douglar]

A problem with using the Haywood contract is that players want to play. If the Cavs bring in a guy with the Haywood contract and he just sits on the bench, it can be tough on the locker room. Not everyone in the NBA is happy sitting on the bench if they think they could be playing on a team somewhere else.

My guess is that the Cavs won't use the Haywood contract if the 8 current rotation players + Love & Varejao all come back. Just won't be playing time to add anyone.

But if any of the current rotation player leaves, you can bet that the Cavs will start making extra phone calls.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

What can we do to use the Haywood contract to secure more draft picks?

That was the thing that Miami never ever had.

Got to refresh the youth.

 

[blommen]

What can we do to use the Haywood contract to secure more draft picks?

That was the thing that Miami never ever had.

Got to refresh the youth.

I don't think this is as critical a priority for us as it was for the Heat, simply because we already have a bunch of young studs who can keep us afloat for a while, whereas Miami was very "top heavy" if that makes any sense. where Miami was dependent on Bosh, Wade and Bron to produce and didn't have any other high upside young players, we have Kyrie and Love still entering their prime, Shumpert, Thompson, even Delly to a certain extent. our window is much bigger than Miami's imo, and I think that gives us a certain luxury when it comes to bringing in additional young talent.

 

[CavsFanJapan]

Sometime during the Boston series, I believe they said Ainge was willing to throw in one of the thousand first round picks to take Wallace's contract. Only one year left on it and could be used at the deadline.

 

[mhi]

I hope we get a tall wing that can shoot and would help decrease LJ's minutes to 32-33.

 

[spydy13]

Sometime during the Boston series, I believe they said Ainge was willing to throw in one of the thousand first round picks to take Wallace's contract. Only one year left on it and could be used at the deadline.

I mentioned this in my earlier post. I really like the idea of this, especially if we can get back one of their more desirable picks.

Does anyone know if Wallace would be able to give us anything on the court? I mean I know he's nowhere near what he used to be, but could he be like Marion was this year and just defend and rebound when we need him?

Edit: Even being able to get their 16th pick this year would be nice if we could secure a guy like Dekker or some other guy they value.

 

[Mdog1]

If Aldridge leaves Portland, I can see us making a run at Batuum. Might be my wishful thinking though. He would be the perfect player next to LeBron imo.

 

[EdMonix11]

The Cavs probably take Haywood's contract and turn it into a bunch of 2nd round picks and more un-guaranteed contracts to maintain some roster flexibility going forward.

I don't see them adding a player as long as everybody comes back. Some of the players being mentioned as possible acquisitions is bordering insane. A lot of these players have legit value in the league so I don't think they're salary dump guys.

Personally, I think we need a backup center that can shoot (to pair with TT) since Andy can't be counted on at all going forward. Frye would be great because he can play PF too. We also need a backup SF to spell LeBron, though I don't think it's as urgent of a need as the C position.

 

[rosebowl89]

People seriously wouldnt take Stephenson if the 9th pick was somehow included? There are some serious talents that will be there at 9. I dont know, he has a bad contract and a bad year, has issues with Lebron, and is a position that we dont need if we resign JR and Shump. But a guy like Willie C-S, Justice Winslow, Miles Turner, Kelly Oubre, Stanley Johnson, Porzingis, or Hezonja are very tempting to fill that developmental big/Lebron backup role.

 

[*L-Train*]

has somebody broken down how much money (luxury tax...) it would cost us to use the contract (trading it for a contract in the 9-10mio range/several small contracts) assuming they keep the current group of players around? i'm really surprised how many of you still think it's a given we use that trade chip.

 

[Paul]

People seriously wouldnt take Stephenson if the 9th pick was somehow included? There are some serious talents that will be there at 9. I dont know, he has a bad contract and a bad year, has issues with Lebron, and is a position that we dont need if we resign JR and Shump. But a guy like Willie C-S, Justice Winslow, Miles Turner, Kelly Oubre, Stanley Johnson, Porzingis, or Hezonja are very tempting to fill that developmental big/Lebron backup role.

Stephenson would be a big locker room risk. You can say LeBron will "handle it" or whatever but how many "volatile" players can we expect the team to have before the risk is just too great? Would JR and Stephenson get along? Would Stephenson and Blatt get along? Stephenson seems like the antithesis of everything Blatt believes in lol .

 

[LuNcHBoX]

The Cavs probably take Haywood's contract and turn it into a bunch of 2nd round picks and more un-guaranteed contracts to maintain some roster flexibility going forward.

Why would a team give us their versions of the same contract plus picks for our version? Makes no sense.

 

[AMC]

We could always pull a "Bogans" move using the contract. Send it to a team with cap space along with a second round pick.

Going into next season we would have roughly a $11 million TPE to use on anything we might need. Makes more sense than someone holding a roster spot all season.

 

[MirORich]

We could always pull a "Bogans" move using the contract. Send it to a team with cap space along with a second round pick.

Going into next season we would have roughly a $11 million TPE to use on anything we might need. Makes more sense than someone holding a roster spot all season.

That actually makes a lot of sense. It prolongs our ability to see what develops on our own team rotation and injury wise, while giving other teams more time to determine if they're going to unload as many contracts as possible to play the high stakes 2016 Free Agency game, the first summer that the cap makes a huge jump.

 

[kovanovich]

Why would a team give us their versions of the same contract plus picks for our version? Makes no sense.

Right, at a minimum, the Cavs would presumably have to take on at least some guaranteed salary for the other team to want to make the deal.

That's not a bad idea though. In addition to the guaranteed contract, Cavs get, say, a partially guaranteed contract worth $4M or so and a second round pick or two, which would position them to make an in-season deal similar to what Houston did this year to get Corey Brewer.

Sort of doubt there is a scenario out there that would be plausible though.