Cleveland Cavaliers
In a move reminiscent of the Hawks, the Cavs also loaded up with a high-profile center, Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond. They sent out just a second round pick and the contracts of forward John Henson and guard Brandon Knight in an apparent move to kick the tires on the UConn product.
With two other expensive big men on the roster in Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love, it will be very interesting to see how the team moves forward if it truly plans to avoid buying out one of the three.
Andre Drummond is PUMPED to be in The Land. ❄️
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— theScore (@theScore) February 7, 2020
This move could help Cleveland in future seasons to know if they’d like to keep the prodigious rebounder on the team, but Drummond very well could opt-out of his current deal and leave this summer, so it may simply end up being a means of lowering the cost of a roster not going anywhere soon.
Grade: Mostly TBD, but the Cavs may get a little better if they can navigate another surprising big man glut.