What will the Cavs do now?

[Love The Lancer]

What will cavs do now that the lockouts over?
I doubt they will really go for any free agents as no cleveland team really ever does. They have ALOT of young players from Irving and Thompson to sessions and eyenga. They have 2 or 3 1st round picks next year as well. I think there eat shooter is baron Davis but I'm hearing rumors they plan to release him which wouldn't make sense bc they'll have to pay him most of the contract and he's there best shooter. They have pretty good depth but what to do? I say trade sessions for a good PF or SF. Opinions?

[Jasong7777]

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I really want to see Cleveland win, or at least become relevant again. It's going to be tough though. The good news is that next years draft class should be pretty good.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Gonna be a repeat of last season or worse, that's about it.

[Outcast]

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Probably another season of tanking, but atleast they managed to acquire many young pieces in Irving, Thompson & Casspi. I am yet to see how the rooks play (I find highlights very hard to judge skills & tendacies).
But if they play good inside-out offense I know Casspi will be a good spot-up shooter.

[Love The Lancer]

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Well they've got a completely different team them last year trading hickson and all te new rookies. I think they will have a much better season this year bc ppl forget cavs got baron right before the trading deadline, and there two best players in jamison and Andy were both put almost all year. With them back and healthy plus the new rookies and up in coming 2nd and 3rd year guys I think they will be right under .500 which I'd be happy with. Hopefully casspi can fill the role from JJ but only time will tell!

[mikenoob]

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Cavs only have their own 1st pick next year, they do not have multiple. They do own more draft picks for upcoming years, but not this draft coming up. I would love them to grab another lottery pick somehow and you really can't go wrong on drafting players in the 2012 draft.

EDIT: Also, wasn't there a rule change? No more one and dones therefore current freshmen are ineligible?

[ffaacc03]

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They should seek to trade both Baron* and Jamison, mainly for picks and other expirings ... as much as there were talks about reducing the value of expirings, steep contracts such as theirs are still worth alot, specially since they both can still contribute marginally.

They wont be much better now (compared to last season), but they could be in the near future if they keep getting young assets ... and if one or two of those assets become star material, the new CBA grants them the chance to offer them bigger paychecks earlier to try and lock them for a few years.

So, that is their best chance (and of any small market) ... to build through: trades, the draft and a savy GM that inserts the proper fitting pieces.


P.S.
*= Not sure, think he has either another year left or an option, but still.

[Love The Lancer]

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It would be smart to trade them both but they both have very high contracts. 13-14 mil a piece. I don't think anyone would trade to get that contract so they would need to release em but they are there 2 best shooters in my opinion. And yes cavs have 2 picks. There own (which they can trade with Miami depending on who's lower) and sacramento's. It's lottery protected for multiple years but they can get it this year (from the hickson trade).

[Weeks]

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I would tank this season and hope they could get someone like Harrison Barnes

[mikenoob]

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It would be smart to trade them both but they both have very high contracts. 13-14 mil a piece. I don't think anyone would trade to get that contract so they would need to release em but they are there 2 best shooters in my opinion. And yes cavs have 2 picks. There own (which they can trade with Miami depending on who's lower) and sacramento's. It's lottery protected for multiple years but they can get it this year (from the hickson trade).

Do you honestly think Kings are making the playoffs this year? It's top 13 protected next year, but I still don't think the Kings will be a borderline playoff team. At earliest I would say Cavs would be getting that pick in 2014 when it's top 10 protected. Miami without a doubt will finish higher than the Cavs next year too.

[OSUFan_88]

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Lose. Lose. Lose some more.

Draft Harrison Barnes.

[Love The Lancer]

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I know I wish Barnes came out this year and not next that way there woulda been more depth in the draft for someone better then Thompson. And tetrahedra but the way the nba does the lottery picks on the draft is Pretty dumb so u never know the kings could land higher or be a sneak in playoff team (doubtful tho). But they need a hell of a SF to compete I feel. Maybe when free agency starts it could be hectic like the nfl's was.

[rockchisler]

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I would tank this season and hope they could get someone like Harrison Barnes

To be honest they are not good enough to tank, they will be a bad team this year

[OSUFan_88]

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We sure have picked a great time to suck, though.

Getting Irving and Thompson then being a probably top 5 pick in a loaded draft should provide a really solid core of young talent on this team.

[JerseySuave4]

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Cavs will be irrelevant until they are lucky enough to land another star on the level of Lebron. No good and still relevant free agents want to go play and live in Cleveland, OH so they have to build through the draft and with trades.