According to reports out of Cleveland, the Cavs are in negotiations with an unnamed team to acquire another PG. It seems they're not sold on the free agency choices and are not ready to go into the season with only 2nd-round rookie Kay Felder backing up the oft-injured Kyrie Irving.
Just from the situation it sounds like Mack (or even Neto) should be on their shortlist.
If Cavs are interested in Mack, would you feel good about letting him go at this point?
What/who would you want back? To me it looks like most straightforward options are Jordan McCrae, rights to Euro Cedi Osman, or the Cavs first rounder this year. Would you go for any of these?
Cavs, if accounts can be trusted, would prefer McCrae to be the price for a PG. They've featured him all pre-season (has led the team in scoring) and fans are talking him up as a young guy with potential to develop into a big-time scorer. I'm not sold. From what I've seen he's a thin, 6-5, only moderately athletic low-efficiency, high-usage 25-year old SG who's not a total trainwreck elsewhere but neither is all that good at shooting 3s, defense or anything else other than creating shots for himself. I'd rather keep Chris Johnson.
First rounder would be best, perhaps. What would that give us -- something like 23, 27, and 30 in this year's draft? Could take three swings for long-term potential there. I don't know if Cavs do that though -- it looks like they're kind of low on future picks as it is.
Osman -- first pick of 2015 2nd round who hasn't particularly distinguished himself in Turkey, though still seems to offer potential. 6-8 SF , 21 years old, good length, decent athleticism, said to have some defensive potential, strong motor, decent BBIQ, a bit thin, not much to speak of offensively yet other than cutting and court-running, a very streaky (usually not great) shot and not many creation skills. Cavs fans would probably resist (he's their Euro hope), but he seems the most realistic.
Just from the situation it sounds like Mack (or even Neto) should be on their shortlist.
If Cavs are interested in Mack, would you feel good about letting him go at this point?
What/who would you want back? To me it looks like most straightforward options are Jordan McCrae, rights to Euro Cedi Osman, or the Cavs first rounder this year. Would you go for any of these?
Cavs, if accounts can be trusted, would prefer McCrae to be the price for a PG. They've featured him all pre-season (has led the team in scoring) and fans are talking him up as a young guy with potential to develop into a big-time scorer. I'm not sold. From what I've seen he's a thin, 6-5, only moderately athletic low-efficiency, high-usage 25-year old SG who's not a total trainwreck elsewhere but neither is all that good at shooting 3s, defense or anything else other than creating shots for himself. I'd rather keep Chris Johnson.
First rounder would be best, perhaps. What would that give us -- something like 23, 27, and 30 in this year's draft? Could take three swings for long-term potential there. I don't know if Cavs do that though -- it looks like they're kind of low on future picks as it is.
Osman -- first pick of 2015 2nd round who hasn't particularly distinguished himself in Turkey, though still seems to offer potential. 6-8 SF , 21 years old, good length, decent athleticism, said to have some defensive potential, strong motor, decent BBIQ, a bit thin, not much to speak of offensively yet other than cutting and court-running, a very streaky (usually not great) shot and not many creation skills. Cavs fans would probably resist (he's their Euro hope), but he seems the most realistic.
