{"id":78059,"date":"2024-05-19T22:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=78059"},"modified":"2024-05-19T22:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:40:40","slug":"nba-rumors-cavs-jarrett-allen-several-interested-trade-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/19\/nba-rumors-cavs-jarrett-allen-several-interested-trade-suitors\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Cavs Starter Has Several Interested Trade Suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jarrett Allen<\/a> may have worn out his welcome in Ohio. Nonetheless, \u201cnumerous admirers\u201d are ready to welcome the big man with open arms should the Cleveland Cavaliers put him on the trade block.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllen continues to have numerous admirers<\/a> in rival front offices despite the whispers of frustration circulating in Cleveland surrounding (his) apparent reluctance to take a painkilling injection to address a rib injury that sidelined him for the Cavaliers’ final eight playoff games,\u201d reports NBA insider Marc Stein.<\/p>\n

Allen won’t fetch a king\u2019s ransom, but he\u2019s a very useful player.<\/p>\n

His will to win is now in question, which is never good. However, refusing the injection isn\u2019t necessarily evidence of his lack of toughness. To that point, he\u2019s missed fewer than 15 games in all but one season. If hoping to avoid a more severe injury, Allen\u2019s forward-thinking was unpopular but understandable.<\/p>\n

Jarrett Allen to Have Several Offseason Trade Suitors<\/h2>\n

If the Cavs move Allen, several teams make sense as potential destinations<\/a>. Chief among them are the Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards, and Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n

Memphis Grizzlies<\/h3>\n

The Memphis Grizzlies have a major hole at center after trading away longtime starter Steven Adams<\/a> this season. A team that\u2019s thrived behind the Big Kiwi\u2019s picks, Allen\u2019s knack for creating screen assists is a great match for their current offensive scheme. In 2023-24, Allen averaged 4.0 screen assists, 11th in the league.<\/p>\n

For comparison, in 2022-23, Adams averaged 5.6 screen assists per game.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City Thunder<\/h2>\n

Though Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren<\/a> has proven to be an outstanding shot-blocker, Oklahoma City\u2019s lack of size was impossible to overlook in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Thunder allowed just 41.2 points in the paint, the third-best mark in the league. However, outrebounded by both the Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks, Holmgren was often the only one battling for boards.<\/p>\n

Allen would help a lot in this area, averaging 13.8 rebounds per game this postseason.<\/p>\n

New Orleans Pelicans<\/h3>\n

Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin used to be the Cavs\u2019 general manager. Allen was acquired by Cleveland after Griffin parted ways with the organization. Nonetheless, negotiations between the Cavs and Pels could go rather smoothly due to Griffin\u2019s familiarity with the organization. A Texas native, heading to New Orleans also gets him closer to home.<\/p>\n

Their motivation to trade for Allen? Improving their interior defense.<\/p>\n

Washington Wizards<\/h3>\n

The Washington Wizards have an intriguing stretch-five on their hands in Tristan Vukcevic<\/a>. Nonetheless, his starting spot is far from cemented. That said, a deal sending Allen to D.C. could lead to Cleveland landing a future first round pick and a sizable trade exception that they can use down the line. This isn\u2019t an ideal scenario but the wait-and-see approach could allow them to capitalize on another team\u2019s misfortune.<\/p>\n

Chicago Bulls<\/h3>\n

Similar to the Pelicans, the Bulls need a more mobile big man in the middle to improve their backline defense. However, what makes Chicago a particularly interesting destination is the possibility that they would move Zach LaVine<\/a> in the deal. An elite 3-point threat, LaVine\u2019s ability to play off of either Darius Garland<\/a> or Donovan Mitchell<\/a> is invaluable if one of them gets moved. Furthermore, because of the size of his salary, the Bulls would likely offer draft compensation as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jarrett Allen may have worn out his welcome in Ohio. Nonetheless, \u201cnumerous admirers\u201d are ready to welcome the big man with open arms should the Cleveland Cavaliers put him on the trade block. \u201cAllen continues to have numerous admirers in rival front offices despite the whispers of frustration circulating in Cleveland surrounding (his) apparent reluctance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":78066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1608,8,32,62,33,3,22,4721,18],"tags":[4292,1043,4557,4774,457],"class_list":["post-78059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cavaliers","category-basketball","category-bulls","category-grizzlies","category-nba","category-pelicans","category-news","category-thunder","category-trade-rumors","category-wizards","tag-chet-holmgren","tag-jarrett-allen","tag-nba-offseason","tag-rumors","tag-zach-lavine"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}