toooskies wrote:jbk1234 wrote:toooskies wrote:Second year in a row the Cavs have applied the Questionable tag on a core player in the playoffs when they knew that player should be out for weeks and came out of it with toughness questions being asked of that player. They aren't doing themselves any favors by leaving open the miracle window.
Realistically, what offer are the Cavs trying to smoke out though? There's so few opportunities that work from value/fit/money standpoint that you realistically just make the 2-3 calls that might interest you and then call it a day.
I think this is aimed first and foremost at Giannis. The Pelicans have a new GM who isn't as invested in their personnel. The Nets have Cam Johnson, cap space, and picks. Durant is also out there.
I suspect that Giannis and Durant freeze the market for a bit though so it may not be doable.
Garland isn't a Giannis centerpiece without a bunch of picks that the Cavs don't have. This becomes a Mobley+Garland deal or it doesn't happen. In which case the story isn't that you're listening to offers for Garland.
The Cavs could simply cut cash with Brooklyn but I have no interest in Cam Johnson when we have Hunter at home.
KD isn't worth the apron concessions needed to acquire him. Cavs could do Garland + (Okoro + Hunter to BRK) out and KD in, but they're only at 9 roster spots filled and not much salary to go around. (Merrill for $5m as 8th man if we're lucky, PG depth is Mitchell/CPJ, SG is Strus/Merrill, SF is KD/Tyson, PF is Mobley/Wade, C is Allen/???.... don't love it.)
It's kind of difficult to know what the best offer for Giannis will be without knowing whether he's asked out, has a list, and is willing to extend. Someone has to make a best offer for there to be a best offer.
With Cam, having multiple 6'8" guys who can shoot is valuable. All of a sudden it's easier to include Okoro in rotations at the 2. You bring back Ty and have a conversation about what the offense in that second unit needs to look like next season. You also slice a considerable chunk of salary off the books. Hopefully you pick up some draft capital that we can use in trades going forward. I could at least understand the logic even if I prefer keeping Garland.
You left out the Pelicans and Tre Murphy who is one of the few players I could see trading Garland for and eventually winning the trade.
I don't want to trade Garland. He has the best floor vision and basketball IQ on the team. He's been asked to sacrifice more than any other player as a result of adding Mitchell. I'm also really nervous about the prospect of trading Garland, disappointing again in the playoffs, and Mitchell making a trade request. I don't get to make that call though and I'm trying to envision scenarios where there's at least an identifiable logic to the trade. You know, as opposed the Garland for meh and duplicative bench player trades popping up on the T&T board.
