Offseason trade idea: Cleveland - Portland

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:30pm #63629

CavFanPR
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Cleveland trades: Kevin Love and Sasha Kaun
Portland trades: C.J. McCollum, Noah Vonleh, Al-Farouq Aminu, Mason Plumlee and the rights to swap first round draft picks in 2017.
Cleveland is better off by trading Kevin Love and adding some young players and bench pieces. Given their current cap situation, it’s difficult for the cavs to add quality bench players. They accomplish that in this trade.
Vonleh has some untapped potential and could blossom next to LeBron in Cleveland.
Matthew Dellavedova and J.R. Smith could potentially get huge pay raises in free agency. That’s two roster spots that could become available.
Would the Blazers be willing to break up their backcourt in order to obtain a player of Love’s caliber? I think so.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:42pm #1060140

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No way Portland does that. You are trading a soon to be young All Star and two really good centers in Vonleh and Plumlee for a scrub in Love. I wouldn’t do that even if it was McCollum for Love straight up. The Blazers should stick with what they’ve got because it’s a young roster and they are all extremely talented. Don’t jump start the process, or else you will end up losing for a looong time.
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:45pm #1060142
  
  TheGuy
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  Love isn’t a scrub…..not as good as people thought….sure ok…..Sasha Kaun is a scrub
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  - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:48pm #1060144
    
    ZachAttack
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    But would you pull the trigger on that trade? Is love that good?
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    - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:51pm #1060146
      
      BleedGreen808
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      Love is not a scrub whether you would do this trade or not.
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    - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:51pm #1060268
      
      BleedGreen808
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      Love is not a scrub whether you would do this trade or not.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:48pm #1060266
    
    ZachAttack
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    But would you pull the trigger on that trade? Is love that good?
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:45pm #1060264
  
  TheGuy
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  Love isn’t a scrub…..not as good as people thought….sure ok…..Sasha Kaun is a scrub
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:00pm #1060152
  
  CavFanPR
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  "I wouldn’t do that even if it was McCollum for Love straight up." I’m afraid you lost all credibility with that statement.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 10:42pm #1060366
    
    Mopgrass
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    If you’re a contender, you want Love. If you’re a developing team, you want McCollum. Cleveland is doing awesome in the playoffs, I’d wanna see how playoffs play out before suggesting they make trades. Cleveland doesn’t have enough basketball to go around as is with Kyrie, LeBron, and Smirh. McCollum absolutely needs the ball to do what he does well.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 10:42pm #1060244
    
    Mopgrass
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    If you’re a contender, you want Love. If you’re a developing team, you want McCollum. Cleveland is doing awesome in the playoffs, I’d wanna see how playoffs play out before suggesting they make trades. Cleveland doesn’t have enough basketball to go around as is with Kyrie, LeBron, and Smirh. McCollum absolutely needs the ball to do what he does well.
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:00pm #1060274
  
  CavFanPR
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  "I wouldn’t do that even if it was McCollum for Love straight up." I’m afraid you lost all credibility with that statement.
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 1:42pm #1060262

ZachAttack
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No way Portland does that. You are trading a soon to be young All Star and two really good centers in Vonleh and Plumlee for a scrub in Love. I wouldn’t do that even if it was McCollum for Love straight up. The Blazers should stick with what they’ve got because it’s a young roster and they are all extremely talented. Don’t jump start the process, or else you will end up losing for a looong time.
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:09pm #1060154

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Kevin Love showed how good he can be as a first option a couple seasons ago. In Cleveland, he’s the third, fourth and sometimes fifth option while he’s on the floor. He’s just not a good fit.
If given a bigger role on the offensive end, Love would thrive as he did when he was in Minnesota. He won’t get that chance in Cleveland, but in Portland next to Lillard as the second option, Love would put up big numbers once again.
The fact that McCollum had a breakout year doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be an all star in the future. It is yet to be seen if he can keep that level of play for years to come.

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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:22pm #1060156
  
  Stop_basketball_nonsense
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  Yes maybe that guy went overboard calling love a scrub, but giving up all those really good prices for love is horrendously over rating love yo.
  Also as a #1 option love never made it to the playoffs, he padded those stats without contributing to winning. Sure he is a good player but not worth all that, you also lost credibility.
  
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:22pm #1060278
  
  Stop_basketball_nonsense
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  Yes maybe that guy went overboard calling love a scrub, but giving up all those really good prices for love is horrendously over rating love yo.
  Also as a #1 option love never made it to the playoffs, he padded those stats without contributing to winning. Sure he is a good player but not worth all that, you also lost credibility.
  
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:09pm #1060276

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Kevin Love showed how good he can be as a first option a couple seasons ago. In Cleveland, he’s the third, fourth and sometimes fifth option while he’s on the floor. He’s just not a good fit.
If given a bigger role on the offensive end, Love would thrive as he did when he was in Minnesota. He won’t get that chance in Cleveland, but in Portland next to Lillard as the second option, Love would put up big numbers once again.
The fact that McCollum had a breakout year doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be an all star in the future. It is yet to be seen if he can keep that level of play for years to come.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:42pm #1060164

Hype Machine
They should trade him just for getting his ankles broke by Kris Humphries

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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 3:04pm #1060166
  
  BleedGreen808
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  Or for getting dunked on by Horford?
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 3:04pm #1060288
  
  BleedGreen808
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  Or for getting dunked on by Horford?
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 2:42pm #1060286

Hype Machine
They should trade him just for getting his ankles broke by Kris Humphries

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 3:14pm #1060168

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Love was equal to Wiggins.
Now the trade has him equal to CJ and Plumlee, as the other parts don’t matter. Portland says a quick yes, they have Crabbe to step in at shooting guard and are more than happy to have Love who grew up around there.
Cavs don’t do any of that, they could get a lot more for Love, and they don’t need all that depth that replicates a lot of what they already have.
While some fo that does make sense, Love to Portland and Cavs making changes, there needs to be another team involved that sends a star or two to Cleveland and wants CJ and young players and picks back.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 3:14pm #1060290

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Love was equal to Wiggins.
Now the trade has him equal to CJ and Plumlee, as the other parts don’t matter. Portland says a quick yes, they have Crabbe to step in at shooting guard and are more than happy to have Love who grew up around there.
Cavs don’t do any of that, they could get a lot more for Love, and they don’t need all that depth that replicates a lot of what they already have.
While some fo that does make sense, Love to Portland and Cavs making changes, there needs to be another team involved that sends a star or two to Cleveland and wants CJ and young players and picks back.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:07pm #1060178

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Cavs offense looking lethal in this Hawks series. Up 3-0 making more 3 pointers than any team in a playoff series history only through 3 games. That small ball lineup with Love and Frye, Kyrie, Jr all killer shooters with Lebron main facilitator
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:35pm #1060183
  
  dmo21
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  I don’t know how you can call that lineup "small ball" as nobody is playing out of position. Free is 6’11 and has played both centre and power forward throughout his career. Love is 6’10 and is primarily a power forward as well as some centre. James is a big strong small forward. JR is an average size shooting guard as well as Irving for a point guard. Yeah, it’s a shooters lineup, but I don’t think it’s accurate to call them small. It definitely works though.
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- Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:35pm #1060306
  
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  I don’t know how you can call that lineup "small ball" as nobody is playing out of position. Free is 6’11 and has played both centre and power forward throughout his career. Love is 6’10 and is primarily a power forward as well as some centre. James is a big strong small forward. JR is an average size shooting guard as well as Irving for a point guard. Yeah, it’s a shooters lineup, but I don’t think it’s accurate to call them small. It definitely works though.
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:07pm #1060300

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Cavs offense looking lethal in this Hawks series. Up 3-0 making more 3 pointers than any team in a playoff series history only through 3 games. That small ball lineup with Love and Frye, Kyrie, Jr all killer shooters with Lebron main facilitator
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:41pm #1060185

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Why would Cleveland do that trade?
There’s nothing wrong with the Cavs. They will go to the NBA Finals. They are at worst, the 4th best team in the NBA. Why would you trade one of the guys who is a key to that?

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:41pm #1060308

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Why would Cleveland do that trade?
There’s nothing wrong with the Cavs. They will go to the NBA Finals. They are at worst, the 4th best team in the NBA. Why would you trade one of the guys who is a key to that?

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:57pm #1060187

Hype Machine
Cavs are looking mighty good right now. Its like something clicked and now they all work for each other, instead of themselves.
Their offense is so dangerous with all those shooters. Im starting to think this could be their year.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 4:57pm #1060310

Hype Machine
Cavs are looking mighty good right now. Its like something clicked and now they all work for each other, instead of themselves.
Their offense is so dangerous with all those shooters. Im starting to think this could be their year.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 5:19pm #1060193

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I would delete this post if I could. After watching tonight’s highlights, I don’t want Kevin Love traded anymore. There is something special about this team. The chemistry is surreal, haven’t seen something like this in my short period watching the NBA.
For Golden State, they better be ready. If there is any team that can beat them, it’s Cleveland.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 5:19pm #1060316

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I would delete this post if I could. After watching tonight’s highlights, I don’t want Kevin Love traded anymore. There is something special about this team. The chemistry is surreal, haven’t seen something like this in my short period watching the NBA.
For Golden State, they better be ready. If there is any team that can beat them, it’s Cleveland.

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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 6:35pm #1060227

Biggysmalls
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The chemistry will be good until LeBron unfollows one of them on twitter though 🙂
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Posted on: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 6:35pm #1060350

Biggysmalls
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The chemistry will be good until LeBron unfollows one of them on twitter though 🙂
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 3:10am #1060376

Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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Sasha kaun is in the NBA?
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 3:10am #1060253

Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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Sasha kaun is in the NBA?
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 5:08am #1060384

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Trade wouldn’t happen for a number of reasons – the Blazers want to keep McCollum and Lillard as a backcourt combo. LBJ wanted K-Love on the team and likes playing with him before you consider all the reasons set out above.
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 5:08am #1060261

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Trade wouldn’t happen for a number of reasons – the Blazers want to keep McCollum and Lillard as a backcourt combo. LBJ wanted K-Love on the team and likes playing with him before you consider all the reasons set out above.
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 3:55pm #1060393

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Portland looks good. I think they should be able to attract a free agent or two there. They have a ton of cap room and two great players and a bunch of solid role players. They need a back up PG and then any front court player could fit in. Like Whiteside or a harrison barnes. Lillard is a clear number one option, McCollum is a solid number 2 option or a great number 3 option. Aminu can do the defending and rebound and make threes. With Crabbe off the bench and ed davis playing a solid 20 to 30 minutes a night.
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Posted on: Sat, 05/07/2016 - 3:55pm #1060516

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Portland looks good. I think they should be able to attract a free agent or two there. They have a ton of cap room and two great players and a bunch of solid role players. They need a back up PG and then any front court player could fit in. Like Whiteside or a harrison barnes. Lillard is a clear number one option, McCollum is a solid number 2 option or a great number 3 option. Aminu can do the defending and rebound and make threes. With Crabbe off the bench and ed davis playing a solid 20 to 30 minutes a night.
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