SHAMS: Sam Merrill intends to sign for 4-yrs $38m
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3 and D guard for 9 million.
Goodbye to Ty Jerome though
Goodbye to Ty Jerome though
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Letting Jerome walk? Maybe a sign and trade is coming? Or maybe A garland move to cost cut and sign Jerome to a deal that keeps them out of the 2nd apron.

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KazuoOda wrote:3 guard for 9 million.
Fixed.
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Not bad, anything under $10 million a year for a rotation player is solid value.
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How are the Cavs affording all this? I assume their starting lineup this season would put them in the 2nd apron alone lol.
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Great deal. Duncan Robinson was signed to double a few years ago...makes that contract look horrible now
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Darius Garland / Lonzo Ball
Donovan Mitchell / Sam Merrill / Jaylon Tyson
DeAndre Hunter / Max Strus
Evan Mobley / Dean Wade / Chuma Okeke
Jarrett Allen
They should bring back Jerome and then add a backup center.
Donovan Mitchell / Sam Merrill / Jaylon Tyson
DeAndre Hunter / Max Strus
Evan Mobley / Dean Wade / Chuma Okeke
Jarrett Allen
They should bring back Jerome and then add a backup center.
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azcatz11 wrote:Great deal. Duncan Robinson was signed to double a few years ago...makes that contract look horrible now
That contract already looked horrible.
Sure makes it look like they aren’t paying to keep Ty.
It’s also always possible they are looking at some sort of Garland trade to reduce payroll. That seems less likely though.
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Tor_Raps wrote:How are the Cavs affording all this? I assume their starting lineup this season would put them in the 2nd apron alone lol.
The 2nd apron doesn't prohibit resigning your own players.
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Holy overpay Batman and this is from a Cavs fan.
It's about what he earned but dang i did not expect the Cavs to be the ones to pay it.
It's about what he earned but dang i did not expect the Cavs to be the ones to pay it.
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This is their actual depth chart.JimmyPlopper wrote:Darius Garland / Lonzo Ball
Donovan Mitchell / Sam Merrill / Jaylon Tyson
DeAndre Hunter / Max Strus
Evan Mobley / Dean Wade / Chuma Okeke
Jarrett Allen
They should bring back Jerome and then add a backup center.
Garland/Ball/Porter Jr
Mitchell/Merrill/Proctor
Strus/Hunter/Tyson
Mobley/Wade/Okeke
Allen
We always leave spot 15 open too, so I'd say the Cavs off-season is pretty much done.
Tristan Kardashian was signed to spot 14 in September the last 2 years, so maybe they do that again or circumvent the CBA and just roll into the season with 2 open roster spots and look to fill spot 14 two weeks into the season.
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KazuoOda wrote:3 and D guard for 9 million.
Goodbye to Ty Jerome though
3 & no d guard you mean. This guy gets hunted on defense almost every team that plays the cavs. If his 3 isn't falling he is unplayable
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ReggiesKnicks wrote:Tor_Raps wrote:How are the Cavs affording all this? I assume their starting lineup this season would put them in the 2nd apron alone lol.
The 2nd apron doesn't prohibit resigning your own players.
I understand but paying the penalties for the 2nd apron is what causes non championship teams to not stay there...
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Tor_Raps wrote:ReggiesKnicks wrote:Tor_Raps wrote:How are the Cavs affording all this? I assume their starting lineup this season would put them in the 2nd apron alone lol.
The 2nd apron doesn't prohibit resigning your own players.
I understand but paying the penalties for the 2nd apron is what causes non championship teams to not stay there...
Looks like Cleveland is keeping their championship contender together through the penalties

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It's the Cavs 1st season in it. They have zero competition in the East for 2026 so they're all in.Tor_Raps wrote:ReggiesKnicks wrote:Tor_Raps wrote:How are the Cavs affording all this? I assume their starting lineup this season would put them in the 2nd apron alone lol.
The 2nd apron doesn't prohibit resigning your own players.
I understand but paying the penalties for the 2nd apron is what causes non championship teams to not stay there...
You know the old saying, 5th times a charm.
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Yes, a nice 3 point specialist. Cavs have no choice but to re-sign him. They can't find a knock down shooter like him in the free agent market as a hard capped team.
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They're not hard capped they just can't use their TPE or any form of MLE or the BAE.CKB wrote:Yes, a nice 3 point specialist. Cavs have no choice but to re-sign him. They can't find a knock down shooter like him in the free agent market as a hard capped team.
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Liam_Gallagher wrote:KazuoOda wrote:3 guard for 9 million.
Fixed.
Correct. 3 and D is thrown around too often. A player has to do both and Sam can't play defense in this league.