Why are the Cavaliers Looking To Shed More Salary?
Cleveland is playing its best ball of the season, winning 13 of its last 17. The Cavaliers are fifth in the Eastern Conference at 31-20 and are just two games behind the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, who currently hold the second and third seeds.
Despite this, Cleveland is reportedly looking to shed salary. The Cavaliers saved nearly $50 million in taxes by lowering their cap hit by over $8 milion with the Hunter trade. They are now $13.8 million over the punitive second apron.
Lonzo Ball, Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, and Garland have been mentioned as trade candidates. Obviously, Garland is the big name here as the Cavs and Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly discussed a trade for James Harden.
“The reason it got public is because it’s close…” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst talked about the Garland- Harden trade earlier today. ” While I do think there’s momentum, I do not think it’s absolutely a done deal.”
“The key here is that the Cavs are moving away from believing in the Core 4, and I think the genesis of this is because they’re worried that Donovan is not going to re-sign this summer,” Windhorst continued.
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