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Keep in mind w/ the seeming king's ransom of two 1st Rds for Timofey: Price pales in comparison of Love walking because CLE didn't contend

No need to hold onto draft picks when you're trying to buy a championship I guess?!

2 protected first rounders isn't that high of a price...

assets are assets they aren't guaranteed proven players..

when your a championship competing team like the cavs are assets are exactly that, and need to be used like that have this week. dion and some assets for mozgov shumpert (both defensively help) and JR who just replaces Dion anyway..

massive week for cavs and the land of the NBA, cavs have so much more balance now... Would be nice if everyone was healthy though ... imagine

Kyrie/Delly
Shump*/JR/Mike Miller/Joe Harris
Lebron*/Marion/James Jones
Love/Thompson
Mozgov/Varejo**/Haywood

Mind you Haywoods contract is still an asset in itself.

Expect a Ray Allen signing soon with the empty roster spot.
But also expect them to go after potentially some PG depth, i think confidence in delly is dwindling
OKafor, Dalembert and Jermaine O'neal all options too.

Beware East, Beware League

I like Mozgov, and he is a nice addition that fills a need, but the Cavs have been fleeced. Although if they're any chance of winning a title this season, they couldn't afford to wait for better offers: better to assimilate Mozgov and attempt to right the ship early.

Thompson / Mozgov
Love / Marion
LeBron / Miller
Shumpert / Smith / Harris
Irving / Delly

That's a bloody talented 11-man rotation, plus Varejao (such a shame he's injured).

Jacob, first round picks are incredibly valuable assets - even at the tail end.

It will be interesting to see how the Cavs utilize Haywood's non-guaranteed contract.

I cant wait till Lebron is out of the league...he is a joke I reckon.

Looks like Ray Allen won't be joining the Cavs now.

The thing that everyone forgets to mention is that David Blatt has no clue on the defensive end. So even if they get the right personnel, which they dont have they, will never figure it out. They better hope this offense is historically amazing or else its a first round exit.

Mozgov helps, but look at the rest of the roster. You have one plus defender in Shump, and even he is overrated on that end. Lebron hasnt played defense for about 18 months now and it doesnt look like he's going to start up again any time soon.

I am a bit worried that Delly will be waived

Delly is a walking/talking playbook. They'd be insane to waive him whilst integrating new guards unless they have a much better option they can sign. (Who? they are running out of assets and movable pieces)

Especially with Price being waived, I'm not worried at all.

Anon 508783...sorry for not conforming to your ideologies and having my own opinions.

I know teams have done it in the past and I haven't agreed or liked those teams either.

I dont mind teams trading for a missing link if they are close to contention and just require that extra skill from a player that they may be lacking but Lebron just keeps trying to buy championships wherever he goes, it's boring, weak and tarnishes his reputation as a player IMO. Tell me any other teams not named Miami or Cleveland who have made such drastic chnages to their rosters to compete?

Lastly, I apologise for having more respect for teams like the Spurs who win Championships the old fashioned way!

Exactly...and even with these additions this team is weak. It's not like he's put together a team full of proven vet stars with a massive payroll.

Anon...tell me what major moves the Spurs made last year to get them their championship?

Mick...cos he hasn't done that before has he?

Everything associated with LeBron appears to be magnified!

Tanking and buying are 2 different things. Tanking will only get you 1 player usually and that player would be a rookie, so whilst promising, still unproven in the big league. Buying brings in proven players.

Chicago bringing in 1 player of some sort of note isn't even on the same scale of Lebrons Miami & Cleveland teams.

Houston and Harden/Howard are a joke as well.

Draft picks are unproven so more risk than bringing in proven players.

Remember when Boston traded for Ray Allen and then traded for Kevin Garnett less than a month later.

uhh playmakerMO did you see the protections on those first rounders? not very valuable at all, and regardless none would fall before pick 20/25.. so no they aren't valuable when addressing a need as big as this.. also playmakerMO haywoods contract will probably expire then that money will be used to cover mozgov and smiths contracts next year plus matching offers on shump.

Major kudos to david griffin, showing exactly how to GM, we have bright future and penny of picks still.

And ray allen is even more likely now with spare roster spot...

Delly isn't going to get waived but the cavs are looking for pg depth, which might see him bumped from the rotation which wouldn't be the worst thing. he's getting extremely exposed right now, but he's too good a guy to not have around

Just had a look at nba champs and apart from 1st rockets championship every team has made significant trade to win it apart from spurs. Then the next year they brought in Drexler. But how different would it have been if the spurs didn't "win" the lottery and gotten for example Keith van horn? Even Popovich knows how lucky he is.

I'm not a Spurs fan.

Bender...are we talking 1 player change or half the team like Lebrons teams? What do you call significant?

huh the cavs, when all 3 guys have played are like 18-11, i reckon they're working alright for 30 games into a long tenure together