The Ringer's Bill Simmons discussed the Cleveland Cavaliers on an episode of his self-named show this week. In the episode, Simmons noted how difficult a spot this team is in right now due to how hard it's going to be for them to make any kind of trade.
"This team can’t trade," he said. "First of all, you are way over the second apron, so you can only do one-for-one trades. You can only take back less money than you can send out."
This is the painful truth for the Cavs right now. This team looks nothing like the juggernaut that won 64 games a season ago, and yet there's not a lot of sensible avenues toward meaningful progression other than interior growth and refinement.