I think the Rockets would pull the trigger in trading Jalen, the 3rd pick, and a filler for DM. I think Cleveland would be asking for more. Again, we could just be there to dive the price up like always-.
After some consideration, I would trade Green but not the no. 3 pick (Sheppard). Would NOT trade Tari. So if it's Green plus some future first and some filler like Landale, Tate, etc. - yes.
I don’t think Mitchell is available. He’ll resign for the max and then dictate where he gets traded if it doesn’t work out. Garland could be the guard that’s available but they’ll be looking for player upgrades around Mitchell. I can’t see the Cavs wanting to pair Mitchell with Green. FVV is the only guy we have that would fit what they are looking for. Not sure if swapping out FVV for Garland helps or hurts our playoff chances. Can’t see Ime being excited about that.
I don't at all see him as a lead player on a title contender. But he gives us 2 years of competitive playoff basketball for our young guys to develop in the furnace. It is possible to make multiple moves to eventually land the right player
[Charania on Run it Back FDTV] There is a lot of optimism around the Cavs that they're going to get a commitment from Donovan Mitchell on a 4-year $208 million dollar extension."
JB turned a tanking 14-win team into a 50-win team. But all coaches are judged by their playoffs success and failure, unless your name is Doc Rivers.
Firing Bickerstaff certainly appears to be a move to appease Mitchell. Whoever they bring in could convince Garland that they can use the two together better than JB did. They might not have to make major changes if their next coach is a good salesman.
At this point, I am expecting Mitchell to sign an extension with the Cavs, and for them to trade Garland. Should be interesting either way.
Garland is signed for 4 more years at 40M. That is an absolute hard no from me. Not even sure he is an upgrade over FVV and we can get rid of him anytime we want, because of the brilliant contract that Stone constructed.
Garland had two consecutive seasons going 22-8 at close to 40% 3pt shooting. FVV's best season was 20-7 at 38% 3pt shooting. And Garland is 6 years younger than Fred. A 22-8 PG entering his prime can easily make 40M a year nowadays.
Not arguing that he is a good offensive player. Just that he would kill our flexibility without moving the needle very much.
Understood. My point was, Garland would definitely be an upgrade over FVV if both were paid 40M per. The length though I agree is a consideration. BUT, if Jalen does not pan out and Amen turns out to be not PG material, then spending money for a high end PG isn't all that bad. If I was going to trade Jalen+#3 to Cleveland, I'd rather have Garland than Mitchell. Neither looks like a top tier star. But Garland at least isn't as much a ballhog as Mitchell and much easier to fit Sengun.
I think the reasoning would be that over the next 4 years, FVV will only get worse while Garland could expect to get better. Once you have Garland, you don’t need the flexibility that FVV’s contract provides. Even so, everyone else is on a rookie contract, or an expiring one. There’s still plenty of flexibility.
