Unless the Cavaliers make the finals or win a championship in the next three seasons I don't think Donovan resigns there. The NBA salary cap is going to make a huge leap when the new CBA comes into effect so he basically has to opt out because he'll be eligible for a much larger max contract.
I think they trade him before he can bolt. They have two years to change his mind - not three.
I disagree unless they just aren't good or one of their core players gets injured. I think that they take advantage of their potential championship window. They have Garland/Mobley secured for the foreseeable future and their ability to add another player like Donovan is gone since they dumped all of their draft assets. I think they go for it over the next three years while they have their core 4 under contract, even if Allen/Donovan dip they can either rebuild around Mobley/Garland or sell those two off to rebuild their asset base like we just did.
Maybe. I just don’t think they’re going to get to the finals (much less win a championship) in the next two years.
I don't think so either but I think that they'll be committed to keeping him for the next three seasons at least.
That's the double whammy of the cap rising for the Cavs - first it makes it really hard to see him extending with Cleveland before 2025, when he will opt out of his last year. And then the jump is going to be sooooo huge that IMO it makes sacrificing the 10-15M or so he will give up by signing outside ot Cleveland much easier to stommach. IMO he's as good as gone in '25
I have no idea why people think 1-2 year rebuild is likely. This is wishful thinking. First, you need to actually HIT on some players. And then, they actually need to develop into winning pieces. Very very VERY few players enter the league and immediately are winning you tons of games. You can hit on 2023 draft and 2024 draft and still be bad to mediocre in the 2024-2025 season. And that assumes you actually hit, which is not a given.
Yup. The Thunder drafted Durant/Westbrook and were still bad enough to land Harden in year 3. I think the best case scenario for us is that we start to find our groove just as other teams in the West like the Clippers, Warriors, Lakers, etc. are starting to fade because their core is aging.
I think there's a strong case that Garland and Mobley are better than Donovan. But it's safe to say that Gobert is the best player on the Timberwolves even though he'll be viewed as the third fiddle, he'll have the biggest impact on winning for them. While Donovan will probably be viewed as the Cavaliers best player but be their third most impactful player.
