> Any of the “expendable” pieces could be dealt in the right deal. That means Okoro, the 22-year-old still-developing swingman who is beloved by teammates and members of the organization because of his ceaseless work ethic, team-first mentality and low-maintenance attitude. But the Cavs also don’t have as much time to wait for Okoro to develop.
On his own, Okoro won’t bring back a significant haul. But what if he’s included in a bigger package with some future second-round picks and the appealing, team-friendly contracts of Cedi Osman and Ricky Rubio?
Does that get them a wing upgrade? Does that help rebuild the erratic bench?
If so, Okoro could be moved – and that wouldn’t be considered a “sweeping change,” something president of basketball operations Koby Altman said the team would avoid.
https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2023/05/should-the-cavs-consider-signing-dillon-brooks-this-offseason-hey-chris.html
by Lebrontourage_
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Does Okoro have enough value to make it worth it?
If Lauri wasn’t last year, Okoro won’t be this year. Guess that’s what he gets for making an effort in the playoffs.
There’s nothing wrong with this decision though (if the team is really thinking it). Garland and Mobley are the untouchables, they won’t move Mitchell either, but those two are the only locks.
I don’t think most fans want to trade Okoro. But we all want for the team to improve and to fill the holes at the wing or in our depth.
Like it or not, the second we traded for Donovan the team switched to compete now mode. We have to do whatever it takes to keep all of our top end talent around and put them in a position to win.
This is the exact reason why I don’t get trading him. If his only value is a throw in value piece with other stuff then that feels like a waste
This part of the article was interesting too:
>They’d be much better off chasing Kelly Oubre Jr., Grant Williams, Donte DiVincenzo, Harrison Barnes Joe Ingles, Max Strus, Gary Trent Jr., Josh Richardson and Torrey Craig — even though some of them will likely command more than the mid-level.
>Brooklyn sharpshooter Cam Johnson would be ideal. But he’s a restricted free agent — and a pipedream.
I wonder if other teams would consider Okoro a good value on his contract for next year, or if we would have to attach draft picks just to get off the money. Also – some of Chris’s suggestions on who we should go after are pretty rough. He is plugged in, so I’m not disregarding his reporting, but I don’t think any of those guys would have made a difference in the NY series.
Pure speculation. This is barely better than a Reddit post
I’m conflicted on this. Unless someone is willing to offer a great return for Okoro, which I doubt, why would you sell low on a young player with upside when you’re struggling with cap space as it is? Why not start him all of next year and try to develop him further?
On the other hand, it seems like Okoro just isn’t naturally a good shooter and won’t ever be much of a plus on offense. That and his lack of height/size makes him a pretty non-ideal fit at SF. Defense is nice… until your offense is so bad that it doesn’t matter anymore. A bad offense will ultimately undermine most any defense come playoffs.
It’ll be interesting to see how they handle our roster issues. We need better spacing *badly* to the point where we’re going to have to sacrifice some good defensive guys if they can’t shoot. The Kings dominated in the regular season and took the Warriors to 7 on the back of a monster offense despite a pretty crap defense.
Guys like Okoro and Allen might have to be sacrificed to build a better offense. Mobley probably has to be our only starter without a reliable jumpshot. In my opinion, he probably needs to be moved to center eventually or at least split time there (assuming JA gets moved).
We have 3 players in this core?
Isaac’s draft was tough for the Cavs.
We had the best odds for #1 with GSW and MIN.
When we landed at 5 I was very skeptical of Okoro because he wasn’t a shooter, but I came around.
There was a pretty strong Devin Vassell contingent here.
We need to focus more on building depth than getting another starter. A wing upgrade is important but pales in comparison to fact that the bench didn’t contribute consistently ever.
How was Okoro ever a core player?
i really like the team we have from a personality standpoint so i hate the idea of getting rid of any of the boys we have. that said, if we want to add a piece to get competitive we need to part with someone/something that carries value.
i have a hard time imagining we can succeed playing 2 7-footers that can’t shoot. i feel like of the “key” guys that could be on the move, Jarrett, Okoro, and Mobley are all likely to be “the one” in the right deal
I don’t think the takeaway here is that we WANT to trade Okoro. It sounds like this is just acknowledging that we need a consistent wing player and that we’re not going to wait around to find out whether Okoro is that guy. If moving him helps us get that player then so be it.
If Okoro can pick up where he left off instead of starting the year again with 12 games before he makes a three and we just give him a green light – park in the corner and bomb away on your wide open shots. He did end up on the year at 36%. And everyone will bring up the volume issue – but he just needs to get through that and put up 7 a game or whatever and have those 0-7 nights during the regular season so that all that is out of the system by the playoffs.
I thought the 35 point game his rookie year was going to be his breakout moment. Then I thought it was going to be his 3 point game winner this year. He hasn’t done it yet though I was encouraged the last couple playoff games.
His value is so low though and we definitely value him more than the league as a whole. If Okoro and a bunch of 2nds would get us Grant Williams or Cam Johnson then sure, but the poo poo platter of Okoro, Osman, Ricky, and 2nd rounders just isn’t going to get much. Why would any team give us an established 3 and D player for that package?
I think we unfortunately have to nab a flawed player with potential and hope it pans out. Grant Williams sucked the first couple years and the Celtics fans were wondering why trader Danny didn’t trade the stash of picks instead of taking a bunch of underwhelming guys in the 20s. Robert Williams was there too.
Okoro can be that guy, maybe you take a flyer on the Cam Reddishes of the world (perhaps not cam reddish specifically), as no one is going to trade these guys to us for a bunch of scraps
Sorry but Allen should be the one not viewed as a core player
We considered him a core player?
I think that’s a short sided view, what kind of return could you realistically expect right now?