The Cavaliers remain on the hunt for a wing who can play rotation minutes, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, who reports that Denzel Valentine is among the free agents drawing interest from the team.
Valentine, 27, spent the first five years of his NBA career in Chicago. He had a promising 2017/18 season (10.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.2 APG, .386 3PT%), but missed all of the ’18/19 campaign due to an ankle injury and has provided inconsistent production since then.
Here’s more on the Cavaliers from Fedor:
- The Cavs have interest in adding a third point guard and/or a backup center. However, Fedor believes addressing the wing remains Cleveland’s top priority — the point guard spot would be next, followed by the five.
- The Cavs have been exploring the trade market as they search for another wing, but appear unwilling to part with a first-round pick – even if it’s protected – for any of the currently-available options, Fedor writes. The club has been in contact with the Hawks about Cam Reddish, Fedor adds.
- Sources tell Cleveland.com that the door remains open for free agent center Isaiah Hartenstein to re-sign with the Cavs. Assistant GM Mike Gansey watched Hartenstein work out for teams in Las Vegas, according to Fedor, who says the Thunder, Clippers, and Nets also had reps in attendance. If the Cavs were to sign Hartenstein or another center, Mfiondu Kabengele‘s roster spot would be in jeopardy, Fedor notes.
Whether it he injuries, or just his play Valentine has just been inconsistent in general.
I actually think he could be a useful piece for a contending team, he can be a solid passer and a good shot maker from deep, but he lacks on the defensive end, and you just can’t rely on him to stay healthy.
With that said, teams could certainly do worse as an end of the rotation bench wing..
I’ve always liked Cams ability but he’s a worse shooter than Cedi. Not sure if he’s a better option. He has fewer years left on his contract but would Atlanta even want him?
If Cle wants to ship the Hawks 3 unprotected first and 2 pick swaps, we can talk about Cam. Everyone wants him but they just checking in before he blows up.
H + A x 10.
You were being funny right?
Not very. Cam is barely worth one first right now.
I don’t even know if he’s worth an unprotected 1st. He’s not worth a top 10 pick right now.
never been happy bout valentine’s pro career.
Neither has Valentine.
Nobody mentioned can shoot 3s. Hartenstein does the most things & gets assists. ATL will overvalue Reddish still.
I would look at recent rookies like Jerome or Deck (OKC) to find a player whose team’s enthusiasm may have moved away from toward this year’s or future rookies. (IDK who or what Presti might want in this case.)
If he could stay healthy, I could see Valentine being useful for them, but TLC probably makes the most sense of guys remaining