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ESPN writers see Cavs guard Lonzo Ball as potential trade bait
The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t tearing through the NBA schedule as they did last year, much to the chagrin of fans.
For that reason, it’s to be expected that chatter will ramp up ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 5 trade deadline. One player who the team might be willing to move could surprise some, considering he was acquired just before the season.
At least that’s the way ESPN’s Bobby Marks and Kevin Pelton see it regarding Lonzo Ball, who the team traded for this summer in the hopes he could rebound after a knee injury. The latter hasn’t come into play this season.
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This summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers reshaped the bench rotation to address a lack of playmaking and size in the backcourt.
Trading Isaac Okoro to the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland added veteran point guard Lonzo Ball to the ranks. Ball's proven role as a versatile defender and crafty playmaker presented a new look for the Cavs' backcourt depth chart.
Unfortunately, the Lonzo gamble hasn't paid off for Cleveland as much as expected. In the offseason, a select few viewed the Ball deal as the Cavs' equivalent to last year's Oklahoma City Thunder trade for Alex Caruso. Adding a tough, do-it-all role player to an aspiring contender can be the final ingredient for a championship run. Instead, in Lonzo's case, it's backfired to the point that he may be viewed only as an expiring $10 million salary.
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Cavs' Lonzo Ball trade plans revealed by ESPN expert
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Isaac Okoro, an off-ball player, for Ball, someone who could run the point when Darius Garland needed a break.
Ball has stayed healthy, too, which would've been most of the concern at the time.
The problem? Ball hasn't been very good, at all. He's having one of the worst shooting seasons in recent memory.
And so now, Ball is actually a candidate to be traded away, half a season after he arrived.
ESPN's Bobby Marks wrote in a new article that there'd be a lot of sense in the Cavs sending Ball elsewhere, if they can find takers.
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