Zach Harper of The Athletic has a new Power Poll out; the Cavs are bringing up the rear.
No true All-Star hopes for the Cleveland Cavaliers, even with as well as Collin Sexton has played this season. He’s tailed off just enough as the Cavs have spiraled into losing 10 in a row. So instead, I guess we’re back to wondering if they can move off that Andre Drummond contract at all. A potential deal with Toronto looked likely this past week, but talks have appeared to cooled off. Considering the Cavs acquired him for Brandon Knight, John Henson and a future second-round pick, the return for Drummond a year later isn’t likely to clear that. And moving a big contract, even though it’s expiring, doesn’t prove to be that easy. Looking around the league, plenty of executives still believe Drummond is more likely to be a buyout candidate than a deadline acquisition.
Why are they ranked here? Lost 10 straight, including every game this week. It’s the worst team in basketball.