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Veteran players Cavaliers should trade

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The Cleveland Cavaliers stink. This is a very true and blunt statement. At 1-6 Cleveland is obviously not a contender and should embrace the youth movement on their roster. To do so there are veteran players on the roster that must be traded.

George Hill

George Hill is a veteran point guard that could be valuable to contending teams. Not necessarily as a starter, but as a good presence off the bench. Hill would be able to lead a bench unit and keep everything in order on the floor while the starters are off it.  The Cavaliers moving Hill would mean that Collin Sexton gets the starting job in Cleveland. It is inevitable might as well make it happen now.

J.R. Smith

J.R. Smith is not happy with his playing time this season. The current 12 minutes per game of playing time Smith sees is currently a career-low. His frustration is more than understandable. Due to the low amount of time on the court Smith is scoring a career-low 2.5 points per game. When Smith came to Cleveland all everyone involved knew the party would come a crashing halt sooner or later. It appears that time is now. Cleveland needs to move him while they still can.

Kyle Korver

Contending teams are always looking for shooting, especially three-point shooting. Kyle Korver provides just that. Even though Korver is only making 33.3 percent of his shots from deep this season, it can turn around in an instant and Korver could become unstoppable. Korver’s future in a Cleveland uniform has an expiration date on it, the latest being the day of the trade deadline. A betting person would definitely place a bet on Korver being dealt much sooner.

Channing Frye

Speaking of three-point shooting, big men who can shoot the deep ball are always a popular trade target. Channing Frye is a career 38.7 percent three-point shooter and can help a contending team in specific situations. While he may not be the first choice, there should be a team that is interested in services. Even if Frye plays only a handful of minutes per game he can certainly help a team in need of someone who can stretch the defense, even in limited time on the court.

George Hill to start for Cavaliers

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It has been reported that George Hill will start at point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers to start the season. Spencer Davies tweeted out the news Thursday afternoon.

This development is hardly a surprise. Hill is a veteran and is capable of handling the offense. Hill averaged 9.4 points per game on 44.5 percent shooting in 24 games for Cleveland last year. Although his assist numbers (2.8) were his second lowest in his career per game, that just happens to be the price of playing alongside LeBron James. Now without James, Hill’s assist numbers will surely go up as he is no longer there to act as the de facto point guard.

Hill can man the position until Collin Sexton is ready. A scenario that Davies added in an additional tweet.

Rather than throw Sexton to the wolves, head coach Tyronn Lue wants Sexton to acclimate himself to the NBA before inserting him into the starting lineup.

The good news is that Sexton appears to be ready to be a starter in the NBA and Lue believes that, (although some people believe that whatever Lue says is ultimately wrong). In three preseason games Sexton is averaging 10.3 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field. This includes an outstanding 57.1 percent from three point range. Granted it is preseason, but his efficiency appears to be a sign of good things to come.

What exactly is George Hill’s longterm outlook in Cleveland?

The success of the Cavaliers and development of Sexton will ultimately determine Hill’s fate in Cleveland. If Cleveland is contending for the playoffs then it is realistic that Hill remains a Cavalier. On the other hand if the Cavaliers are eliminated early from playoff contention and Sexton is thriving it is easy to imagine Hill being shipped to a contender in an effort to give the young players in Cleveland more playing time. Either way Cleveland appears in a good spot at the point guard position.