Cavs intend to keep core together

The Cleveland Cavaliers took some major strides this past season. A large part of that was the trade to acquire Donovan Mitchell as they took a major step in their rebuild process. Even though there have been plenty of trade rumors involving the Cavs this offseason, there is not any rush to break up Cleveland’s core four.

Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman stated that he intends to keep the team’s core together. Altman later added that he would not make any promises. This provides an out in the case a change of plans becomes necessary. At the current time it does not appear that any major change is coming to this Cavaliers team.

Just about every member of the Cavaliers “core four” has popped up in a rumor. Jarrett Allen has been the most common, but Mitchell and Darius Garland have also made the occasional appearance in the rumor mill. There is really no reason to take any of these seriously at the current moment or even before.

Cleveland is counting on this team continuing to grow together and a few recent transactions to shore up their supporting cast were made to show just that.

The Cavs shuffled their bench unit by acquiring Max Strus from Miami in a sign-and-trade deal. Cleveland even managed to retain Caris LeVert despite better offers also being on the table. By adding these type of complimentary players to their starting lineup, Cleveland is definitely counting on keeping their main players together.

There are some questions about the long-term viability of both Allen and Evan Mobley in the Cavs starting lineup. They are both very productive players, but in an ideal world Cleveland would have a starting big who is a consistent threat from outside the paint. A potential move could come somewhere down the line as it may be in the best interest of all parties. But for now expect the current version of the Cavs to take the floor opening night.