The Cavaliers have hired Jawad Williams as an assistant coach on Kenny Atkinson‘s staff, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Cleveland’s interest in Williams was reported earlier this week.
Williams has been an assistant and director of player development with the Kings for two seasons. The Cavaliers need to retool their staff after the departures of Bryan Tibaldi (Providence College), DeMarre Carroll (Suns), Chris Darnell (Kings) and Jordan Ott — the Suns’ new head coach.
We have more from the Central Division:
- The Pistons‘ biggest need appears to be a stretch four. Should they pursue Naz Reid or Bobby Portis if they become free agents, as expected? It’s a tricky call, says Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press. They could offer the $14.1MM non-taxpayer mid-level exception, but that may not be enough to attract either player’s attention. The only way the Pistons could offer more would be to renounce their rights to key free agents like Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Dennis Schröder.
- ESPN’s NBA Insiders take a hard look at the Bucks‘ dilemma regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo. They explore three trade packages that could help the Bucks continue to build around their superstar. The ESPN crew also explores five potential packages they could receive from suitors such as the Rockets, Raptors, Pistons, Warriors and Spurs if Giannis asks out.
- The Bucks don’t have a first-round selection in next week’s draft. The Athletic’s Eric Nehm takes a look at some of the players they target with the second-rounder they possess (No. 47 overall).
- Within his Cavaliers offseason preview, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith says he believes they should be willing to pay a big tax bill and run it back with the same core group, while listening to offers for Jarrett Allen. He notes that Cleveland is good enough to make a deeper playoff run next season with better health luck.
The ESPN trade offers were real off. Seems every team was offering scraps while the Rockets had to include real value. Sengun was by far the best player being offered and on top of that was players like cam Whitmore and draft picks. That would be a horrible trade
link to espn.com
Oh would you look at that, ESPN lowkey copying MY trade ideas from these comments sections, they wrapped Dallas into it, but I kept that “floating team” spot open, so these are framework-wise, pretty much what I wrote LMAO:
“Golden State Warriors get:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Los Angeles Lakers get:
Draymond Green
Daniel Gafford
Dallas Mavericks get:
Gabe Vincent
2031 first-round pick (via L.A. Lakers)
2025 second-round pick (No. 41)
Milwaukee Bucks get:
Austin Reaves
Brandin Podziemski
Jonathan Kuminga (via sign-and-trade)
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Maxi Kleber
2029 first-round pick (via Warriors)
2031 first-round pick (via Golden State)”
Why would the Bucks accept quantity over quality?
That’s quality AND quantity. Bucks are contending with that group. You’re just crying about any scenario that gives Steph a better team /yawn
That team contending is straight delusion.
That’s right you’re the guy who when someone disagrees you don’t know how to rebuttal so you immediately start running your mouth. We call people like you cowards who hide behind screens
Keyboard warrior.
That was by far the most ridiculous of all the proposals made in that column.
Maybe what you think is “ridiculous” is actually “the real world”?
Being you have never predicted any trades ever in here, maybe step back?
Ah, because *this* or someone in a column is “real world.” Ah okay.
Delusional if you think that the Lakers would trade all that for Draymond Green 🤣
Det can get Portis on the full MLE x 3 years Imo
They can fill up their cap w Beasley
Also might have a shot at Dennis with the Bi- annual as well (50/5o don’t see a huge market past that by much, if he likes Michigan getting a 2nd year insurance player option on the Bi annual could be a play for him and give him a chance to reenter 2026 free agency when theres more cap avail )
That be a pretty nice offseason and keep everything pretty cost controlled for a couple years with nothing underwater for their next trade pursuit whenever that may be
Bucks have aged and became underwhelming since the Middleton trade. They better trade Giannis now or risk losing him for nothing later. Raptors make sense. Spurs do too.