Cavs' Standard For Trading Brooklyn Pick Remains Paul George Level Talent

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 4:17 pm

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to explore the trade market and are reluctant to deal the Nets' pick they acquired from the Celtics for Kyrie Irving.

Because the pick has great value, it has been difficult for the Cavaliers to find a satisfactory deal involving it.

"I think Cleveland's standard right now on that (Brooklyn) pick is Paul George, who is not available and almost assuredly won't be available this week," said Adrian Wojnarowski on the Lowe Post "Or a really good young player on a rookie contract. Let's say, just hypothetically, a Porzingis, a Booker. But those players aren't available and they don't become available typically.

"So far what has fit the criteria Cleveland has had is not out there for them."

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Hoopzilla · Post #2 » by **Hoopzilla** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 4:29 pm

So, unless a team is willing to give up a franchise cornerstone type of talent, they will not give up the 8th pick. I have no clue why the phone is not ringing off the hook with teams just trying to give away their best player for a mid-lottery pick... :lol:

Warchant · Post #3 » by **Warchant** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 4:39 pm

Hoopzilla wrote:So, unless a team is willing to give up a franchise cornerstone type of talent, they will not give up the 8th pick. I have no clue why the phone is not ringing off the hook with teams just trying to give away their best player for a mid-lottery pick...

Thats the Cavs way..their used to teams just giving them whatever they want....smh

Hoopzilla · Post #4 » by **Hoopzilla** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 4:52 pm

Warchant wrote:
Hoopzilla wrote:So, unless a team is willing to give up a franchise cornerstone type of talent, they will not give up the 8th pick. I have no clue why the phone is not ringing off the hook with teams just trying to give away their best player for a mid-lottery pick...

Thats the Cavs way..their used to teams just giving them whatever they want....smh

And Lebron still only got one title there. :lol:

macNcheese3 · Post #5 » by **macNcheese3** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 5:53 pm

And it should remain that way

Dantares · Post #6 » by **Dantares** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 5:56 pm

No guarantee the pick will even be top 5 which is where most franchise players get drafted. Maybe they could get kemba since Charlotte put him on the block for that pick.

Tristan Thompson
BK pick
Isiah thomas (he sucks now, he is just an expiring)

For

Dwight
Kemba

Post #7 » by **Jake0890** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 6:13 pm

If they wanted a Paul George level talent, maybe they should have traded for Paul George, huh?

DAWill1128 · Post #8 » by **DAWill1128** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 6:40 pm

Dantares wrote:No guarantee the pick will even be top 5 which is where most franchise players get drafted. Maybe they could get kemba since Charlotte put him on the block for that pick.

Tristan Thompson
BK pick
Isiah thomas (he sucks now, he is just an expiring)

For

Dwight
Kemba

This is the trade they should do, with a secondary guy like Kemba and an interior presence like Dwight I can't imagine how they don't win the East. Not sure Cavs management could construct this deal, even so MJ probably wants more then a likely #7 pick. MJ would be doing them a major service.

MaxRider · Post #9 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 6:48 pm

Jake0890 wrote:If they wanted a Paul George level talent, maybe they should have traded for Paul George, huh?

that's why LeBron was pissed they didn't make a run for PG13 or CP3

Hoopzilla · Post #10 » by **Hoopzilla** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 8:15 pm

MaxRider wrote:
Jake0890 wrote:If they wanted a Paul George level talent, maybe they should have traded for Paul George, huh?

that's why LeBron was pissed they didn't make a run for PG13 or CP3

Lebron can cry and whine all he wants. Indiana got an all star and another young starter for PG. Cleveland had nothing close to that to offer. Part of the reason is because Lebron forced his management team to get rid of their young talent (Wiggins, Waiters) and then forced management to overpay the players they have (TT, JR, Shump). It's a roster of very old ring chasing vets and young overpaid talent. Lebron has no one to blame but himself here. :crazy:

mtcan · Post #11 » by **mtcan** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 8:15 pm

5 years ago the Raptors traded Andrea Bargnani for what ultimately became the #9 pick in the draft 2 years ago. So...that should be close to what the #9 pick (projected to be where the BK pick will land) gets you. Paul George is worth a guaranteed top 5 pick easily.

Furinkazan · Post #12 » by **Furinkazan** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 8:23 pm

good luck

MaxRider · Post #13 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 8:35 pm

Hoopzilla wrote:
MaxRider wrote:
Jake0890 wrote:If they wanted a Paul George level talent, maybe they should have traded for Paul George, huh?

that's why LeBron was pissed they didn't make a run for PG13 or CP3

Lebron can cry and whine all he wants. Indiana got an all star and another young starter for PG. Cleveland had nothing close to that to offer. Part of the reason is because Lebron forced his management team to get rid of their young talent (Wiggins, Waiters) and then forced management to overpay the players they have (TT, JR, Shump). It's a roster of very old ring chasing vets and young overpaid talent. Lebron has no one to blame but himself here.

you forgot getting Blatt fired

Wiggins got them Love and help them win their first championship
they are in win now mode, can't wait for Wiggins to develop
I mean they just won the champ you got to keep the core together
JR is JR
Thompson is trash after getting paid
Shumpert just can't stay healhty
Cavs problem is they should've keep Irving instead of LeBron

Marty McFly · Post #14 » by **Marty McFly** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 8:43 pm

lol. good luck with that.

ChokeFasncists · Post #15 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 9:08 pm

They're like: We traded Kyrie for IT, Jae and the pick.

Now we want a player like Kyrie with that pick.

Delusional.

DannyAingeIsGod · Post #16 » by **DannyAingeIsGod** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 9:38 pm

Dantares wrote:No guarantee the pick will even be top 5 which is where most franchise players get drafted. Maybe they could get kemba since Charlotte put him on the block for that pick.

Tristan Thompson
BK pick
Isiah thomas (he sucks now, he is just an expiring)

For

Dwight
Kemba

That would be a scary Cavs team and a quicker rebuild for the Hornets. Would love to see this trade happen.

Hoopzilla · Post #17 » by **Hoopzilla** » Mon Feb 5, 2018 9:53 pm

MaxRider wrote:
Hoopzilla wrote:
MaxRider wrote:that's why LeBron was pissed they didn't make a run for PG13 or CP3

Lebron can cry and whine all he wants. Indiana got an all star and another young starter for PG. Cleveland had nothing close to that to offer. Part of the reason is because Lebron forced his management team to get rid of their young talent (Wiggins, Waiters) and then forced management to overpay the players they have (TT, JR, Shump). It's a roster of very old ring chasing vets and young overpaid talent. Lebron has no one to blame but himself here.

you forgot getting Blatt fired

Wiggins got them Love and help them win their first championship
they are in win now mode, can't wait for Wiggins to develop
I mean they just won the champ you got to keep the core together
JR is JR
Thompson is trash after getting paid
Shumpert just can't stay healhty
Cavs problem is they should've keep Irving instead of LeBron

Agreed, he chased Blatt out of town. I think they could have let Wiggins develop, he didn't take long and is now a big piece of Minnesota's success. Love wanted out, I think they could have made it happen without Wiggins if they held out a bit longer.

Kyrie had no interest in staying and dealing with the mess Lebron made. The option to keep Kyrie didn't exist.

_MidNight_ · Post #18 » by **_MidNight_** » Tue Feb 6, 2018 12:55 am

The funny thing about that #8 pick is it could very well finish out of the top 10 lol. Brooklyn isn't as trash as everyone thought they'd be this season.

The Cavs played themselves, there's no way that pick is worth a young franchise type stud on a rookie contact, they're simply out of their minds!

The problem with them is they believe they should be handed assets for a fraction of the cost, they've gotten use to getting good to great players for peanuts.

Mosdefinition · Post #19 » by **Mosdefinition** » Tue Feb 6, 2018 1:30 am

Hoopzilla wrote:
MaxRider wrote:
Hoopzilla wrote:
Lebron can cry and whine all he wants. Indiana got an all star and another young starter for PG. Cleveland had nothing close to that to offer. Part of the reason is because Lebron forced his management team to get rid of their young talent (Wiggins, Waiters) and then forced management to overpay the players they have (TT, JR, Shump). It's a roster of very old ring chasing vets and young overpaid talent. Lebron has no one to blame but himself here.

you forgot getting Blatt fired

Wiggins got them Love and help them win their first championship
they are in win now mode, can't wait for Wiggins to develop
I mean they just won the champ you got to keep the core together
JR is JR
Thompson is trash after getting paid
Shumpert just can't stay healhty
Cavs problem is they should've keep Irving instead of LeBron

Agreed, he chased Blatt out of town. I think they could have let Wiggins develop, he didn't take long and is now a big piece of Minnesota's success. Love wanted out, I think they could have made it happen without Wiggins if they held out a bit longer.

Kyrie had no interest in staying and dealing with the mess Lebron made. The option to keep Kyrie didn't exist.

If blatt is such a good coach why hasnt another team hired him

And mess levron made you mean carrying Kyrie to the finals 3 straight years

I guess we all forget what Cleveland was before LeBron and what the Cavs record was in games LeBron missed

nedleeds · Post #20 » by **nedleeds** » Tue Feb 6, 2018 2:35 am

The 8th pick for Paul George or KP? Deranged people running Cleveland's front office.