In large part, the Cleveland Cavaliers are probably the least likely team in the NBA to make a significant in-season trade due to the salary cap restrictions that face them as a second apron team. However, the room for creativity and opportunity is not erased altogether.
What better opportunity is developing right now than to pick at the corpse of the Dallas Mavericks? The team has been dreadful to start the 2025-26 season, finally leading to the major overhaul in the front office that felt inevitable, with the dismissal of Nico Harrison from his position.
Dirk on Nico Harrison being fired:
“This move should have probably happened this summer honestly.