Jarrett Allen may have been attractive enough to receive trade inquiries from other teams, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not interested in moving him at this time according to a report from Chris Fedor from Cleveland.com.
Fedor specifically mentions Dallas as a team that was gauging Cleveland’s interest in a deal that would send Allen to the Mavs. Any sort of trade offer coming from Dallas did not move the needle enough as Allen is still a Cavalier.
Do not expect the trade talks about Jarrett Allen to end any time soon. Allen is a solid defensive player that can be a very attractive piece to many teams. Even with Koby Altma wanting to keep “core players” together, the team should still listen on what teams are willing to offer for Allen. Cleveland’s early postseason exit was not Allen’s finest hour and probably should have been the tipping point about his future here.
Even though the Cavs are not actively shopping Jarrett Allen to potential suitors, they probably should be. Allen’s lack of offensive diversity can make things a big crowded near the basket. If Cleveland were to acquire a big man capable scoring outside the paint it would create some much needed space for the likes of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley.
There is still a lot of time between now and when the season starts.
While the Cavs intend to retain Jarrett Allen for next season it would not be a huge surprise to see a move involving Allen in order to shuffle the roster a bit while their problem of finding a starting caliber wing player to insert into their starting lineup. Allen is far from an untouchable player and if there is a reasonable trade out there to improve the team in other areas it should receive serious consideration.
