What will the Cavs do now?

[Love The Lancer]

What will cavs do now that the lockouts over?
I doubt they will really go for any free agents as no cleveland team really ever does. They have ALOT of young players from Irving and Thompson to sessions and eyenga. They have 2 or 3 1st round picks next year as well. I think there eat shooter is baron Davis but I'm hearing rumors they plan to release him which wouldn't make sense bc they'll have to pay him most of the contract and he's there best shooter. They have pretty good depth but what to do? I say trade sessions for a good PF or SF. Opinions?

[Jasong7777]

I really want to see Cleveland win, or at least become relevant again. It's going to be tough though. The good news is that next years draft class should be pretty good.

[ex carrabba fan]

Gonna be a repeat of last season or worse, that's about it.

[Outcast]

Probably another season of tanking, but atleast they managed to acquire many young pieces in Irving, Thompson & Casspi. I am yet to see how the rooks play (I find highlights very hard to judge skills & tendacies).
But if they play good inside-out offense I know Casspi will be a good spot-up shooter.

[Love The Lancer]

Well they've got a completely different team them last year trading hickson and all te new rookies. I think they will have a much better season this year bc ppl forget cavs got baron right before the trading deadline, and there two best players in jamison and Andy were both put almost all year. With them back and healthy plus the new rookies and up in coming 2nd and 3rd year guys I think they will be right under .500 which I'd be happy with. Hopefully casspi can fill the role from JJ but only time will tell!

[mikenoob]

Cavs only have their own 1st pick next year, they do not have multiple. They do own more draft picks for upcoming years, but not this draft coming up. I would love them to grab another lottery pick somehow and you really can't go wrong on drafting players in the 2012 draft.

EDIT: Also, wasn't there a rule change? No more one and dones therefore current freshmen are ineligible?

[ffaacc03]

They should seek to trade both Baron* and Jamison, mainly for picks and other expirings ... as much as there were talks about reducing the value of expirings, steep contracts such as theirs are still worth alot, specially since they both can still contribute marginally.

They wont be much better now (compared to last season), but they could be in the near future if they keep getting young assets ... and if one or two of those assets become star material, the new CBA grants them the chance to offer them bigger paychecks earlier to try and lock them for a few years.

So, that is their best chance (and of any small market) ... to build through: trades, the draft and a savy GM that inserts the proper fitting pieces.


P.S.
*= Not sure, think he has either another year left or an option, but still.

[Love The Lancer]

It would be smart to trade them both but they both have very high contracts. 13-14 mil a piece. I don't think anyone would trade to get that contract so they would need to release em but they are there 2 best shooters in my opinion. And yes cavs have 2 picks. There own (which they can trade with Miami depending on who's lower) and sacramento's. It's lottery protected for multiple years but they can get it this year (from the hickson trade).