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Cavaliers Trade Ideas: 2022-23 regular season edition

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Cedi Osman, Isaac Okoro & 2030 top 5 protected first for Bogdan Bogdanovic. Who says no? The Hawks get a decent prospect, a non-guaranteed contract & a first. Bogdan is buried in their bench, I think he's starter material & is an awesome shooter.
 
Cedi Osman, Isaac Okoro & 2030 top 5 protected first for Bogdan Bogdanovic. Who says no? The Hawks get a decent prospect, a non-guaranteed contract & a first. Bogdan is buried in their bench, I think he's starter material & is an awesome shooter.
Agree but thats an overpay. Boththe pick and Okoro are not needed for this trade. Okoro is also our only poa guy
 
Cedi Osman, Isaac Okoro & 2030 top 5 protected first for Bogdan Bogdanovic. Who says no? The Hawks get a decent prospect, a non-guaranteed contract & a first. Bogdan is buried in their bench, I think he's starter material & is an awesome shooter.

Would probably make more sense to go after one of the Nets wings. O'Neale, DFS, Yuta, Cam (my dream) would all be better fits for the Cavaliers than Bogdanovic.
 
Would probably make more sense to go after one of the Nets wings. O'Neale, DFS, Yuta, Cam (my dream) would all be better fits for the Cavaliers than Bogdanovic.
I wouldn't touch Cam. Dude is 100% offense, 0 defense and plays very selfishly. Theres a reason he was totally out of the rotation as soon as the Nets decided they weren't hard tanking. He is a classic case of all offense, no d guard who doesn't help win games ala Jordan Crawford or Marcus Thornton
 
I wouldn't touch Cam. Dude is 100% offense, 0 defense and plays very selfishly. Theres a reason he was totally out of the rotation as soon as the Nets decided they weren't hard tanking. He is a classic case of all offense, no d guard who doesn't help win games ala Jordan Crawford or Marcus Thornton

I think they’re referring to Cam Johnson.
 
I wouldn't touch Cam. Dude is 100% offense, 0 defense and plays very selfishly. Theres a reason he was totally out of the rotation as soon as the Nets decided they weren't hard tanking. He is a classic case of all offense, no d guard who doesn't help win games ala Jordan Crawford or Marcus Thornton

I was VERY confused by everything you said until I read @scene42 response. DEFINITELY talking about Cam Johnson, (honestly forgot Cam Thomas was a person until just now) and fully agree that hes very likely out of the Cavaliers range.
 
I'd like Cam Johnson. Sounds like he's gonna get 20M+ this offseason. Not sure how you can cover that in a trade.

I'm gonna come from left field, and I know it won't be popular with our board: Miles Bridges.
 
I'd like Cam Johnson. Sounds like he's gonna get 20M+ this offseason. Not sure how you can cover that in a trade.

I'm gonna come from left field, and I know it won't be popular with our board: Miles Bridges.
Besides the fact that I don't think Miles Bridges should be allowed to play basketball, he hasn't played in a year. Hes not going to look good on the court. Hard pass
 
I'd like Cam Johnson. Sounds like he's gonna get 20M+ this offseason. Not sure how you can cover that in a trade.

I'm gonna come from left field, and I know it won't be popular with our board: Miles Bridges.

I think Bridges will also get more than the Cavaliers can afford. Whether he should is a different conversation.
 
Cleveland receives: Trey Murphy III, Precious Achiuwa & Chris Boucher
New Orleans receives: Jarrett Allen
Toronto receives: Jonas Valanciunas

Why?
Cleveland adds some much needed shooting, a wing & big depth.
New Orleans upgrades their center position.
Toronto gets an old friend back in case they lose Poeltl.

PG: Darius Garland
SG: Donovan Mitchell
SF: Trey Murphy III
PF: Evan Mobley
C: Precious Achiuwa
Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff
 
Cleveland receives: Trey Murphy III, Precious Achiuwa & Chris Boucher
New Orleans receives: Jarrett Allen
Toronto receives: Jonas Valanciunas

Why?
Cleveland adds some much needed shooting, a wing & big depth.
New Orleans upgrades their center position.
Toronto gets an old friend back in case they lose Poeltl.

PG: Darius Garland
SG: Donovan Mitchell
SF: Trey Murphy III
PF: Evan Mobley
C: Precious Achiuwa
Coach: J.B. Bickerstaff

You want a 6'8" center thats never been more than an injury-replacement starter, has .5 bpg average and only .9 blocks per 36? I'll pass.
 
Do we keep or trade Allen? On the offensive end, the problem with the Allen/Mobley pairing is neither one can shoot. In the Modern NBA, where the goal is layups, 3's, and free throws, that screws up everything. The question the front office has to figure out is if they truly believe one of them can become a threat from 3 over the next year or two. If not, the pairing needs broken up. On defense, the two of them are elite helpers. Both have abnormal agility and length. They can stay with guards on switches and protect the rim like very few other teams can. The downside is this agility comes at a lack of mass. They are not thick guys and they can get pushed around. The combo of help d that takes them away from the basket and lack of bulk also makes us vulnerable to offensive rebounding teams. DM & DG are not helping in this. They are small and largely uninterested in rebounding. The answer on both ends is to pair them with a strong rebounding 3 who can also shoot - there is a reason we have done well with big 3's like Laurie and Wade. We also need a 3rd big body/backup center for teams like the Knicks. What clearly doesn't work if we want to take another step is what we've seen in this series: Being small 1-3 has been a rebounding/defensive problem. Not being able to shoot from the 3-5 has been a problem. Not having an big space eater to rest Allen/Mobley has been a problem. Allen is a very good player and we will have trouble getting equal value in return, but he's not untouchable. If Mobley can turn into a shooting big, Allen's lack of shooting isn't a problem and we keep him. If we can get some size/rebounding help so that his lack of thickness isn't an issue, then we keep him. If not, we may have to trade him for someone who fits better next to Mobley - because Mobley isn't going anywhere.
 
Can we trade Mitchell for Lauri, Agbaji and a bunch of picks? I think that would be helpful.
 
I would trade shooting for center defense any day, with Mobley on the team.

Where are the Cavs gonna find a JV level shooter and Allen level defender? not happening.

I'll take shooting over defense every day of the week. We didn't have the guns last season to keep up with better teams.
 

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