{"id":26803,"date":"2019-11-01T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=26803"},"modified":"2019-11-01T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:22:26","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-koby-altman-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/11\/01\/cleveland-cavaliers-koby-altman-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers Extend General Manager Koby Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> and general manager Koby Altman have agreed to a long term contract extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has agreed to a long-term contract extension, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1190282176560058368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The terms of the deal have yet to be released.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers and Koby Altman Agree to Long Term Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have their general manager, Koby Altman, locked up long term. This is a major move by team owner Dan Gilbert. He has had a penchant for letting front office members walk when their contracts expire.<\/p>\n<p>Altman replaced current <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/new-orleans-pelicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> vice president of basketball operations David Griffin. Griffin is a very well respected executive in today&#8217;s NBA. He helped build the Cavaliers&#8217; roster around <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> en route to the 2016 NBA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2016-17 season, Griffin&#8217;s contract expired and was surprisingly not renewed. The Cavaliers decided to go in-house and promoted Altman from his assistant general manager role.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>An Immediate Hurdle for Koby Altman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Altman to have to overcome adversity, however. In the summer of 2017, star point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong> requested a trade.<\/p>\n<p>When Irving&#8217;s trade request became public it really drove his value down. Altman essentially got what he could for his disgruntled point guard. Altman dealt Irving to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/boston-celtics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a> for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomais02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Thomas<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/z\/zizican01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ante Zizic<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crowdja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jae Crowder<\/a><\/strong>, and a 2020 second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>While the trade itself didn&#8217;t work out directly for the Cavaliers, Altman was able to turn Thomas and Crowder into <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hoodro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodney Hood<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hillge01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Hill<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Clarkson<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nancela02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Nance Jr<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It was pretty remarkable for a rookie general manager to be put in that situation and have some success. Not only are Clarkson and Nance vital members of the present-day Cavaliers, but Altman was also able to turn Hood and Hill into young prospects.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Re-Structuring the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After James bolted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, Altman had a few roster decisions to make. The Cavaliers were built around James with a lot of veteran role players. They also had to make a decision on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/loveke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Love<\/a><\/strong> and his contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>As Love was entering the last year of his contract, the Cavaliers decided to extend him in the summer of 2018. Love signed a four-year, $120 million extension.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers signaled they were going to try to continue to compete as they still had a solid roster full of guys who knew how to win. However, it didn&#8217;t take long to realize that wouldn&#8217;t be the case.<\/p>\n<p>When it became apparent the Cavaliers wouldn&#8217;t remain competitive, Altman was essentially able to turn Hill, Hood, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/korveky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Korver<\/a><\/strong> into young prospects and better contract situations. He turned those three players into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porteke02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Porter Jr.<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/windldy01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Windler<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/knighbr03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Knight<\/a><\/strong> (expiring contract), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hensojo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Henson<\/a><\/strong> (expiring contract), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dellama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Dellavedova<\/a><\/strong> (expiring contract), a first-round pick, and three second-round picks.<\/p>\n<p>Altman has many valuable assets currently on the roster in which he will have to make a decision at this season&#8217;s trade deadline. Players like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomptr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tristan Thompson<\/a><\/strong>, Clarkson, Henson, Knight, and Dellavedova could all end up on contending teams, which could net the Cavaliers more assets.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers, however, could elect to keep these guys. They are off to a surprising start this season and currently sit in seventh place in the East. However, it&#8217;s not only their ranking in the conference that inspires hope. 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