The Cleveland Cavaliers have held trade discussions with the New York Knicks regarding backup center John Henson.
It certainly seems that most veteran players on the Cleveland Cavaliers could be on the move. Well, except Kevin Love. Cleveland has already been shopping Tristan Thompson and was held out of Monday’s overtime loss due to an injury. Whether or not it is trade related may be a different story. Now there is another veteran big man possibly on the move. John Henson.
The Cavs reportedly have discussed John Henson with their opponent from Monday night, the New York Knicks. While the talks have cooled per Chris Haynes, that doesn’t mean they won’t pick back up before Thursday’s trade deadline.
Henson is currently in the final year of a four-year $48 million deal that was signed while a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. New York’s interest is a bit interesting due to the fact they are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference like Cleveland. Perhaps they see something they like in Henson and want to try to re-sign him after the contract is up.
There is also the possibility that this is only part of a much larger deal. That New York and Cleveland are discussing other players with other teams and Henson may have been mentioned as someone going to New York in order to make the money side of things work.
John Henson’s future with the Cavaliers certainly appears to be unclear at the moment. It is very possible that Henson ends up in a new uniform before Thursday’s trade deadline. Whether or not that is a Knicks uniform may be a different story entirely.
