[Lloyd] Cavs engaged with Rockets on deal involving Alec Burks

This.

For many months Morey has tried to deal Knight and consistently the cost has been two #1’s.

 

We are probably agreeing to this as last minute deal if nothing else happens.

 

He's only 27?

I feel like he's been in the league for like 10 years

 

Morey please no.

 

We got some Harden Only Fans in here, apparently.

 

I'm good with this. If he's healthy, he can definitely help us. If he's healthy, does he make EGo expendable? Can we turn EGo, Chriss, Ennis plus pick for Beal and Green?

 

As others have posted, this is a back-up deal in case something bigger doesn’t pan out. If it’s February 7th at 1pm and we still have this year’s first round pick, why not make this move? There’s no downside.

 

If we get under the tax do we get the full MLE this summer?

Should be a done good players to be had at 7-8m a year I would think.

 

@Clutch posting that saving luxury tax dollars here would let use the mle is scary

Are you telling me that we can’t spend be mle otherwise?

 

lmao all the posters thinking Cleveland was going to trade us a 1st round pick to take Burks.

 

Maybe it’s Clint Capela Burks and 3 future first round picks for Ad and Solomon hill.

Hey one can dream right?

 

is he worth a 1st round pick when we can just sign house ?? do we need another 6'6 guy ?

 

I don’t think we even have the option of the full MLE without getting under the tax

 

Why the hell would we want this guy... better off trading for Kevin Love...

 

To replace Knight? Yes. We can still sign House separately. Just saying, if Tilman wants to save money while marginally helping the team; I take no issue with that. I doubt we would pass up a better deal if presented before the deadline

 

Burks sucks, but I guess you can't expect much

 

How do we know the expiring won't be flipped elsewhere with whatever / whomever for a player we want?

Lots of teams looking to dump salary. We want to compete. Soooo...

 

Here's something stupid I came up with that this trade may be useful for:

Burks (10mil/1year), Gordon (26mil/2years), and two firsts for Bradley Beal (75mil/3years) The salaries match and the Wiz would save 40 million, saving them from lux tax hell when Wall's extension kicks in.

Sign Danuel House to bolster wing depth and just hope we have enough offense to win shootouts.

 

Meh. I’d rather hold on to Knight and the pick until next summer when that package has more value and the team could get a better player. But I guess Burks is pretty decent. I’d feel better if the Rockets were getting a future second rounder back as well.

 

Burks looked awful last year against us