Remember all of the talk over the offseason about how it'd be the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Knicks at the top of the Eastern Conference? Well, New York is up there, sitting No. 2, but Cleveland isn't. If the season ended today, the Cavaliers would be in the play-in tournament. It's certainly not the position they wanted to be in, resulting in rising trade speculation.
On Sunday, NBA insider Marc Stein said trade inquiries for Donovan Mitchell or Evan Mobley would be "immediately swatted away" by Cleveland. However, he wondered how "safe" Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen are (subscription required).