i think everyone that understands basketball agrees...the cavs dont need a two...they need a three....and they also dont need a 30mm bench four who has suspect health when the general consensus is taht 35 min/game mobely is going to be a special player
all things being equal ..in all liklihood the cavs arent goign to go to the ecf with either love or okoro ...add osman and stevens to that list as well...thats not an ecf team
Im going to respond to this seriously, but based on your last few posts it seems like you don't want to actually discuss your positions.
The Cavs need a 3 yes. If you can upgrade at the 2 without giving up too much, you should do that too. In my mind, there are 3 starting spots that are permanently locked: 1, 4, 5. Upgrades to 2 or 3, or any of the bench spots are a positive. If the best player we can get it GTJ, then we should do it, especially because he is a near perfect fit next to Garland.
Lets talk about Kevin Love. First, he is expiring this season, so his 30m cap hit does not matter beyond the length of the season. Second, he is coming off a season where he was a legit 6MOTY candidate and put up incredible numbers (22.6-11.3 per 75 poss on .594 TS%). That is All-NBA numbers on a per possession basis. Third, until we know for sure what we get from Och, Kevin Love is our best momentum shooter. He is also our 2nd best deep 3 shooter, best high post passer, and best low post scorer. He is overqualified for his current backup role and provides a ton of value in 20 mpg. Mobley playing 30-32 mpg should not stop us from putting Love out there in lineups without Mobley or lineups with Mobley. Playing time for either player is not a concern.
You have said several times this is a top 4 team if we get Sexton back but somehow we are not until we kick Love, Okoro, Stevens, and Cedi? I agree this is probably not an ECF team, but Harrison Barnes of all players is not solving that. We already covered Love above, so lets talk about the other three guys.
Okoro is the 2nd youngest player on the roster. He is our best perimeter stopper right now against guards and smaller wings. He has developed into a solid corner 3pt shooter. He has great instincts on both sides of the ball, is a willing passer with better vision than Sexton. We knew he was going to be extremely raw on offense. Is he a starter in the NBA right now? No. But as an 8th/9th man he works and has a role on this team as a PoA defender. Hopefully injuries do not force him into an oversized role this year.
Lamar Stevens is 10-12th man on our roster as currently constructed. He should be playing at most situational minutes in the playoffs as a body to put on bigger wings. During the regular season, he will be an important guy to eat minutes, step up in rotation mins, and cover the same big wings. He is not going to be the reason we fail to advance in the playoffs or lose games, although his defensive history suggests he may help us win a few.
Cedi is...Cedi. If Rubio can help us unlock that early season/Turkish national team Cedi from last year, then he can be a positive contributor. He went from a career negative player, to a positive role player in those months. Of course, he came crashing back down to his career numbers after that point, but he did have his moments. Either way, I dont expect Cedi to matter too much for our playoffs hopes as he is either going to be traded or glued to the bench.