Cavaliers Trade Ideas: 2022-23 regular season edition

[ShawnKempIsMyDad]

This I agree with….without a doubt. But no way is Wade a better player than Bey. Both players have had the opportunity to start for the Cavs and neither of them have come close to averaging 15 points a game.

To be fair, the only reason Bey is averaging that amount of points is because the Pistons are terrible and he plays a lot. We have more talent with less minutes to go around so Wade and Cedi don't average as many points.

I bet Cedi and Wade would average 15 on the Pistons. They are the worst.

 

[CavsKermit]

The guy is is averaging 15 points a game shooting 40% from field and 35% from three. And he is not a terrible defender. He is a very capable defender. Other than Okoro he is a better defender than any Cavs frontline plsyer not named Allen/Mobley.

One of the worst teams in the NBA, after three years of evaluation, determined he wasn't a starter and they didn't want to pay him. He absolutely is a terrible defender.

This isn't even a Rui or Toppin situation where Kuzma or Randle were playing ahead of a prospect. The Pistons eventually said screw it and started two centers instead of continuing to start Bey.

 

[Ohioplayer00]

One of the worst teams in the NBA, after three years of evaluation, determined he wasn't a starter and they didn't want to pay him. He absolutely is a terrible defender.

This isn't even a Rui or Toppin situation where Kuzma or Randle were playing ahead of a prospect. The Pistons eventually said screw it and started two centers instead of continuing to start Bey.

The Pistons are blowing it up! They also let go of Jermi Grant! They are accumulating assets (draft captial)

 

[ShawnKempIsMyDad]

The Pistons are blowing it up! They also let go of Jermi Grant! They are accumulating assets (draft captial)

Very true, but they are also awful because they are starting over.

 

[foucault87]

Dunno why we are in a tizzy about Bey. He is a classic example of big forward with limited efficiency and no defense who puts up monster scoring numbers for a tanking team. Second coming of Al Thornton

 

[CavsKermit]

The Pistons are blowing it up! They also let go of Jermi Grant! They are accumulating assets (draft captial)

They're not blowing it up. They foolishly held onto Bojan and Burks with the hope that when Cade gets back next season they'll be more competitive.

Look, this is a team that traded for and extended Bagley. They just traded for Wiseman. They're all about reclamation projects. Bey just isn't that good. His ceiling is a poor man's Big Baby.

 

[Ohioplayer00]

They're not blowing it up. They foolishly held onto Bojan and Burks with the hope that when Cade gets back next season they'll be more competitive.

Look, this is a team that traded for and extended Bagley. They just traded for Wiseman. They're all about reclamation projects. Bey just isn't that good. His ceiling is a poor man's Big Baby.

James Wiesman is a bust! Why do you think the Dubs let him go??? Bagley is another player who has underachieved his whole career.

 

[CavsKermit]

James Wiesman is a bust! Why do you think the Dubs let him go??? Bagley is another player who has underachieved his whole career.

Wiseman may indeed be a bust and Bagley certainly an underachieving young big. Now consider that given those guys are the alternatives, the Pistons chose those guys after watching Bey for three years straight.

 

[Hoodly]

Know I'm probably in the minority here and no, don't think it is necessarily a championship move, but I would think about bringing Moses Brown back onboard.

The Cavs point guard situation is 10x better than the Clippers, and don't think Brown/Rubio played together last season and might be interested to see that combo in spurts off the bench on a given night where the matchup warranted playing a big like Brown.

 

[JJ_PR]

Thoughts on this offseason trade proposal?

Cleveland receives: Cam Johnson (S&T), Dorian Finney-Smith & Royce O'Neale
Brooklyn receives: Jarrett Allen & Caris LeVert (S&T)

I think this trade makes sense for a few reasons.

For Cleveland, it's a no-brainer in my opinion. Mobley is more effective at the 5. Long term, it might be a good idea to make him our starter at that position. Cam Johnson is one of the best wing shooters in the league. He fits this roster like a glove. Finney-Smith is a hard worker with a good reputation & O'Neale is friends with Mitchell. You can't ever have too many wings.

For Brooklyn, it's a bit more complicated but here's why I think they might consider it. Jarrett Allen & Caris LeVert are Sean Marks guys. Marks inherited the worst job in professional sports & did one of the most impressive rebuilds in history. Allen & LeVert were part of that turnaround, so this trade assumes he wants to put the band back together. For that to happen, he'd have to let Claxton walk or do a S&T to get assets. I think Allen is an upgrade over Claxton as well.

Thoughts? S&T's are a bit complicated so I'd like to know how to make this trade happen. More players need to be added?

 

[MrDonut]

Thoughts on this offseason trade proposal?

Cleveland receives: Cam Johnson (S&T), Dorian Finney-Smith & Royce O'Neale
Brooklyn receives: Jarrett Allen & Caris LeVert (S&T)

I think this trade makes sense for a few reasons.

For Cleveland, it's a no-brainer in my opinion. Mobley is more effective at the 5. Long term, it might be a good idea to make him our starter at that position. Cam Johnson is one of the best wing shooters in the league. He fits this roster like a glove. Finney-Smith is a hard worker with a good reputation & O'Neale is friends with Mitchell. You can't ever have too many wings.

For Brooklyn, it's a bit more complicated but here's why I think they might consider it. Jarrett Allen & Caris LeVert are Sean Marks guys. Marks inherited the worst job in professional sports & did one of the most impressive rebuilds in history. Allen & LeVert were part of that turnaround, so this trade assumes he wants to put the band together. For that to happen, he'd have to let Claxton walk or do a S&T to get assets. I think Allen is an upgrade over Claxton as well.

Thoughts? S&T's are a bit complicated so I'd like to know how to make this trade happen. More players need to be added?

Claxton has been really good this year. I don't think Brooklyn would be that motivated to give up assets for an upgrade at C.

 

[adam81king]

Thoughts on this offseason trade proposal?

Cleveland receives: Cam Johnson (S&T), Dorian Finney-Smith & Royce O'Neale
Brooklyn receives: Jarrett Allen & Caris LeVert (S&T)

I think this trade makes sense for a few reasons.

For Cleveland, it's a no-brainer in my opinion. Mobley is more effective at the 5. Long term, it might be a good idea to make him our starter at that position.

Are you trying to murder Evan before he reaches puberty?

 

[letgocavs]

Trade Allen for any starting sf. Then sign Moses brown

 

[ice cream man]

Sign-and-trade ideas with LeVert being shipped out are all welcome. I do agree though that Claxton has played well enough for the Nets to not have any interest in JA. If we could get one of Johnson/Finney-Smith from Brooklyn I'd be happy, but LeVert by himself obviously won't get that done. Would need to find a third team for JA. Idk how sign-and-trades work though; I thought you couldn't include a sign-and-trade guy in a package with other guys under contract?

PS - I'm sick of saying this: If JA is traded and we don't get a center back, I think it's safe to assume the Cavs would acquire a serviceable center in a separate move.

 

[JJ_PR]

I'm not an expert & haven't been able to watch many Cavs games, but having two frontcourt players that can't shoot might be an issue. Would you guys do a trade centered around Jarrett Allen for Wendell Carter Jr.? Carter Jr. is an awesome shooter signed on a reasonable deal. His issue is mobility, but he'll have help from Mobley on the defensive end.

I'm hesitant on trading Allen, he's a great player. I want to know what the board thinks about the proposed swap.