As the NBA's most expensive roster this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing an incoming salary crisis.
While Cleveland's rivals sign team-friendly contracts with any non-star player, the Cavs have loaded more than $130 million in just four players. With three second-round playoff exits in a row, the questions regarding long-term viability for the Cavaliers' core are growing larger and larger.
Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell, the Cavs' two All-NBA talents, are seemingly untouchable in trade talks. Mobley achieved the franchise's first-ever Defensive Player of the Year award following a breakout fourth season. Mitchell has continued his Cavaliers tenure with another All-Star appearance and All-NBA selection.