Drummond to Cavs

[HuskyBoi]

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

oof, isnt the Cavs a dumpster fire right now? Probably not the place i'd want to go to.

 

[the Q]

 

[HuskyBoi]

That is horrible!

But thanks for adding

 

[Poe]

Sucks for Andre. Looks like no contender wanted to take on his salary.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

damn, I'd be excited about those picks if its 2012 again.

 

[uconnever]

That’s all he’s worth....wow!

 

[ZenConn]

Great. Another player Kevin Love can fire a pass too.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

oof, isnt the Cavs a dumpster fire right now? Probably not the place i'd want to go to.

Yes, but their river is no longer on fire!

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He’s just gonna leave in 2 months. I’d assume he doesn’t get another max but he will get a big contract from (hopefully) a contender.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Great. Another player Kevin Love can fire a pass too.

What's more interesting is whether this means that they have a trade to move Tristan Thompson.

 

[Palatine]

Yuck!

He went for 31 and 19 on his way out the door. He would be a terror in the right situation.

 

[auror]

That's as close to free as exists in the basketball world.

Salary to match and the swap rights to the worse of 2 2nd round picks.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Celts could have used him.

 

[awfuldan]

Feel bad for Andre, he's clearly upset by this.

The Cavs are hopelessly bad. I guess this means they are bringing Tristan Thompson off the bench now? Between him, AD, Love, Larry Nance, and Zizic, they have way too many big men.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Feel bad for Andre, he's clearly upset by this.

The Cavs are hopelessly bad. I guess this means they are bringing Tristan Thompson off the bench now? Between him, AD, Love, Larry Nance, and Zizic, they have way too many big men.

There was really no reason to trade for him if they didn’t trade away Thompson. Very odd, they’re the same player except Andre does everything better.

 

[WrenchFan69]

There was really no reason to trade for him if they didn’t trade away Thompson. Very odd, they’re the same player except Andre does everything better.

Drummond is $28m in useful center minutes/cap relief next deadline to another team. Smart move by the Cavs. Only gave up a second and are tanking for 3+ years anyhow.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Celts could have used him.

He's not really a Brad Stevens big. Unfortunately they also would have had to move a core player in order to fit him under the cap. I do think Boston was/is looking at Thompson though.

 

[bazz&boujee]

it’s like when dante when from the 6th layer of hell to the 7th

 

[champs99and04]

No one's lost out on more from the league devaluation of counting stats than Andre. If this is a decade or two ago he's considered one of the 5-10 most valuable assets in the sport.

 

[Kenny11]

NBA people are just not high on Drummond at all, even when he goes for 20 and 20. If you watch his games, he is often maddening and "makes losing plays" in Hurley terms. However, he has never played with a good point guard. The best pg he's played with may be Pistons Derrick Rose on a minute limit.

 

[navery12]

Drummond is $28m in useful center minutes/cap relief next deadline to another team. Smart move by the Cavs. Only gave up a second and are tanking for 3+ years anyhow.

He's a FA after this year. They won't have him next year

 

[Brochacho]

Celts could have used him.

A center that isn't in the top 150 of defensive win share and only shoots 53% from the field despite having no offensive ability when hes more than 4 feet from the basket? Don't want that anywhere near my team. Kanter (the last time I checked) has much better per 48 numbers for a fraction of the cost.

 

[hardcorehusky]

The problem is the bigs aren't valued anymore. It is all pick and roll and 3 point shooting. He isn't a great outsider nor a good free throw shooter. He is really good and can be part of a winning team with the right parts.

 

[ktuck911]

He's gonna end up either a NY Knick or a Boston Celtic next year

 

[awfuldan]

He's a FA after this year. They won't have him next year

He has a Player Option for next year, so it will be up to him when he hits free agency.

 

[champs99and04]

A center that isn't in the top 150 of defensive win share and only shoots 53% from the field despite having no offensive ability when hes more than 4 feet from the basket? Don't want that anywhere near my team. Kanter (the last time I checked) has much better per 48 numbers for a fraction of the cost.

Kanter wasn't exactly an analytics darling until recently. You don't think you're being a bit dismissive of someone who'd undoubtedly be adding a different dimension to the team? I can understand Boston not wanting to part with their other guys, but you make him sound like the Coronavirus when losing is all he's known.

 

[methodology]

He's a FA after this year. They won't have him next year

He can opt to exercise his $28 mil contract for next year

 

[navery12]

He has a Player Option for next year, so it will be up to him when he hits free agency.

You're technically correct, but he's opting out

 

[Matrim55]

You're technically correct, but he's opting out

If he opts out he'll lose $15 million or so. Dude is definitely going to opt in and try to prove his worth on the court, then hit free agency (with everyone else) in 2021.

I'm dying for him to end up on a team with a good PG that runs a spread pick-and-roll.