rifai45 wrote:It's really simple...
S&T Lowry if possible.
The best option for the raps is to S&T Jarrett Allen. We obviously want to avoid Lowry walking for nothing and going after an RFA like Allen is risky if the Cavs decide to match plus we likely need the cap space to make the trade work before deciding on Trent.
S&T for Allen would probably just be Lowry and Boucher for Allen.
If the deal doesn't work, let Lowry walk and aggressively pursue Jarrett Allen with an offer sheet for about an $18-20million/year deal. We'll have to waive Baynes, Bembry, Hood, and Boucher, to make that cap space available and make sure we do it before dealing with Trent, cause his qualifying offer will eat into the Cap Hold.
Once all that is worked out, we need to fill out the rest of the roster (Backup SG, third-string PG, and backup C). I like Wayne Ellington on a minimum deal, or really any vet guard-forward that can shoot. Nerleans Noel on the Non-tax MLE, and Khem Birch on the BLE. For a third-string PG, I say evaluate if one of the second-rounders can earn that spot, or just use Barnes at the point and give the two second-rounders two-way deals. We'd still have a couple of roster spots for more shooting on minimum deals.
FVV / Flynn / Johnson (Two-Way) / Banton (Two-Way)
Trent / Ellington / Watson / Coffey
OG / Yuta
Siakam / Barnes
Allen / Noel / Birch / Kaminsky / Gillespie
It looks like a lot of centers and guards, but most of these players are multi-positional so they can really play anywhere.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/manage/c9ea0844957cdce8e5190d40e13d3206ba67b879/
Can't S&T Lowry to a team he doesn't want to to go to. Can't see why he's want to go to the Cavs











