AllforOne
... and I'm all out of bubblegum.
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With all due respect, if you don't get it at all, then you didn't pay a bit of attention to last season.I don’t get the Pangos signing at all. Why did we give him guaranteed money? He’s awful! Weren’t we just bidding against ourselves?
The Cavs had three point guards on the roster: Garland, Exum, and Delly. Then Delly went down with a concussion in the preseason, one that cost him most of the 20-21 campaign. Then Exum went down with yet another injury in the sixth game of the season. So the year had barely started, and the Cavs were down to one PG (and one with his own injury concerns).
Maybe you don't remember guys like Damyean Dotson and Brodric Thomas getting significant time at the point last season. Koby does. That's why he traded for Rubio. That's why he signed Pangos. He does not want another season with nobody available to run the point -- especially with Mobley now in the fold.
If your specific concern is why they signed Pangos as opposed to some other point guard, then consider that the list of guys who check all these boxes:
- Proven PG with the ability to run an offense
- Proven outside shooter (he's shot .417 from three in his international career; don't get too wrapped up in a couple of preseason games)
- Willing to take a role as the clear #3 PG on the roster (i.e., not gonna get much run unless somebody gets hurt)
- Willing to work for cheap (the Cavs are near the luxury tax line and didn't have much money available)
... is a very short list indeed.