Fansided · Sep 19, 2025
It is not even training camp but Cavaliers already have a De'Andre Hunter problem
The Cleveland Cavaliers will need to put De'Andre Hunter in a spot he is not comfortable with.
Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers | Nick Cammett/GettyImagesDe'Andre Hunter has been at his best in the NBA when given the freedom to operate as a sixth man and do damage off the bench. Unfortunately for him and the Cleveland Cavaliers, that is just not the role they can afford to put him in from the beginning of the new 2025-26 NBA season.
The offseason injury to Max Strus will force him out for a large chunk of the new campaign. The expectation for when the Cavaliers sharpshooter will return is being projected for December. That absence thins out the wings a good deal for Cleveland.