Sometime in mid February people will accept that there is no tank.
I don't know why people are talking tank. This team is too talented to tank. Once Rudy gets healthy the wins are going to pile up fast and we are going to make a playoff run.
Sometime in mid February people will accept that there is no tank.
That mostly makes sense on paper. But they could be using their salary so much better. They are a significantly better team afterward. This could be their last year with Lebron.Yeah, they wouldn't. There is no reason for them to clear that much salary. They arnt trading the Brooklyn pick unless they get a star.
Then they had better make the playoffs. I just want a very good pick or playoffs. If we draft ****ing 12th... just... no. We can't expect Lindsey to just hit on those every time, can we?I don't know why people are talking tank. This team is too talented to tank. Once Rudy gets healthy the wins are going to pile up fast and we are going to make a playoff run.
I would say that’s exactly what people are expecting. They see him hitting the jackpot on Gobert and Mitchell, and barely missing on Kuzma, and suddenly nobody is willing to trade our #12-18 pick for anything less than a current all-star.We can't expect Lindsey to just hit on those every time, can we?
They can't trade both of their picks anyway... they can only trade one due to the Stepien rule.Cleveland would never do this.
Are they on the hook from last year?They can't trade both of their picks anyway... they can only trade one due to the Stepien rule.
They owe their first to Atlanta next year.Are they on the hook from last year?
Lame.They owe their first to Atlanta next year.
Did not know that.They owe their first to Atlanta next year.
Yeah, they wouldn't. There is no reason for them to clear that much salary. They arnt trading the Brooklyn pick unless they get a star.
Lame.
There really isnt anyone worth adding in 2018. No one is going to want to come to Cleveland in 2018 w/o Lebron. They got to keep their lottery pick.It could be wise to clear some cap space if they deal Brookyn's pick while also adding some young talent or fringe star (a star? that's debatable but maybe). They shouldn't surrender extra assets to get rid of all their bad contracts. If LBJ leaves the worst scenario would be a mediocre veteran team with overpaid players, no cap space (+repeater tax) and no future assets in the form of picks.
Getting rid of TT (their worst contract) could help them retain IT or extend a player they receive on the trade.
The next few weeks are crucial for the Cavs. It would be interesting to see what's the value of Brooklyn's pick and whether the Cavs enter into panic mode.