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Kevin Love needs to be traded.

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As Lebron and Kyrie have left town and the team has made it apparent we are in rebuild mode why are we holding on to a 30-year-old huge contract when he has some trade value now. The NBA is sort of wide open currently as the Warriors are damaged and the upcoming free agency will shake up most rosters, why not shop around the stretch forward for some assets. There were talks about this during the NBA Draft, but alas nothing came from it. The Cavaliers are really rebuilding at a great time in all honesty, but we are just hurting ourselves holding on to such a useless contract for our current situation, along with many others on the team. Kevin Love is under contract until the 2022-2023 season for a total of over 120 million dollars on this four-year contract. My greatest anger towards this contract is we did what every desperate organization did when a major star leaves and is sign someone immediately to change the presses, which is honestly moronic and pathetic. I have put a few trade ideas in mind for Love.

Disclaimer: I do love what Kevin Love did when he was here as a big three, he embraced the city, the role and everything that came with it and has always been a stand up guy. I just at this point in time see no reason to have him on the team when we could let the younger guys develop and pick up role players to mentor them with the small amount money we have for free agency. I am afraid that Kevin Love will be retired a Cavalier, which I understand and some people have been retired for a lot less but I am not sold he is worth retiring.

Trade Partner #1: Portland Trailblazers

The one thing that has really hurt the Trailblazers is the front court. Lillard and McCollum are a solid tandem of guards, but after them its Enes Kanter, Jusuf Nurkic? Trash. I figure the Cavaliers could get a first-round pick and some expiring contracts for the upcoming season and we ship Love to his old home town in Oregon and both sides are happy. The Cavaliers walk into next season with a significant more amount of cap to spend on players and the Blazers could get someone that would spread the floor and take some defensive pressure off their star guards.

Trade Partner #2: Boston Celtics

Now I know last time the Celtics trade sort of left a bad taste in the city of Cleveland’s mouth, but hear me out. Celtics are losing a lot this offseason, along with losing the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, but losing Horford will hurt them significantly as they expected to keep him and are now at a frenzy to make moves. Kevin Love is sort of an Al Horford style player, big man who stretches the floor with his perimeter shooting. The Cavaliers could get a bargain on shipping Love off as the Celtics are going to be desperate to fill that role.

Trade Partner #3: Charlotte Hornets

As Kemba Walker is reportedly going to Boston, they will be looking to do what we did when Lebron moved on, sign any decent name to a contract. The Cavaliers could walk away like kings, as the Hornets organization is a dumpster fire and we could take some valuable assets and dump this god forsaken contract on someone else’s payroll department. The players on Charlotte are not the most appealing but their picks will be as they usually do not make playoffs and the more lottery picks the better.

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Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 Draft Recap

Well the Cleveland Cavaliers have truly shown the fans something after that rough regular season by adding 3 first round picks in this year’s NBA Draft. Coming off a 19-63 regular season there was really nowhere to go but up honestly. Koby Altman sat there with the 5th overall pick and the 26th overall pick (acquired via Houston trade) going into the night and would later hold the 30th overall pick (acquired via trade on draft night), and lastly no second round picks. As the draft has come to an end, let’s review the selections made by Altman.

Round 1 Pick 5: Darius Garland (Guard), Vanderbilt University

The biggest knock on Garland is sample size, coming off a 5 game season in college that took a toll with a meniscus injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the Commodores season, it can be a bit risky taking a chance on damaged goods this early. The best part of Garland’s game is truly his shooting ability to pull up anywhere inside the half court line to the basket, he has a clean shot stroke and it is truly something that will not be affected by that injury, in theory. Coming out of high school Garland was regarded as the #1 point guard in the 2018 high school class and was a projected lottery pick from the start. He averaged 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 47.8% from the three, which is the most exciting part of his game. His NBA player comparison is Damian Lillard, according to ESPN analysts. The biggest concern in my eyes on Garland are how does he fit with Sexton, what does this injury truly affect, and can he get better on the defensive side of the ball. All in all John Beilein should be very excited to get to work with this caliber of skill and potential.

Round 1 Pick 26: Dylan Windler (Forward), Belmont University

Windler is a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection and a finalist for the Julius Erving and Lou Henson awards as a senior. Windler at Belmont averaged 21.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and shot 42.9% from the three. This pick came as a surprise to most people as he was not majorly talked about going into the draft but his numbers speak to his advantage, even if they are in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Cavaliers desperately needed a small forward at the departure of Lebron James last off season and it is apparent that the draft selection here was based off need. While I will never compare anyone really to James, Windler does offer some enticing capabilities as he is an effective around the rim scorer and great pick and roll player, which will help the Cavs young backcourt. Standing at 6’ 7.5” and 196 pounds I would expect Windler to start a play good minutes, despite being a rookie he is 22 years old and played all four years of college ball which speaks on his experience level and I am sure with this young team coming in to next season Beilein will look to Windler to hopefully teach some of the others a few things and step up as a young leader.

Round 1 Pick 30: Kevin Porter Jr. (Guard/Forward), USC

To acquire this pick the Cavaliers traded 4 future second round picks, and cash incentives, to Detroit Pistons to acquire Kevin Porter Jr. A lot of potential here in a player that has yet to turn 19, a 6’ 5” who mostly plays two-guard is also a great position of need for this roster, and the price the Cavs paid for this selection shows that. Porter Jr. a 6’6” 218 pound prospect coming out was very much limited on the court, time-wise, due to injury and a one game suspension due to “personal conduct issues”. The biggest concerns on Porter Jr. are the off the court issues as he lacks the overall maturity and decision-making as those around him have voiced. However if this can be resolved his athleticism, and overall skill set do

make him a worthy NBA first round talent, lets pray this is not another Josh Gordon style disappointment.