01-28-2026, 09:45 AM
Rumors that Cleveland would welcome a LeBron reunion in the offseason. Their problem is, they are currently projected to be almost 20 mil over the second apron in the summer. As a second apron team they can't use the MLE and they can't SnT for players and it is quite difficult to imagine that LeBron would not demand at least a MLE. This provides additional incentive to trade Hunter for expiring salary, as he is the only single move that would get them under the second apron, without touching their core. The alternative would be Strus and Ball. Even then they would have to SnT for LeBron, as any higher salary would again put them over the apron.
Hunter doesn't have a good season, mostly because he is just 30 % from three. Perhaps just an outlier, because he was a 40 % shooter last season and is a career 36 %. An opportunity for a buyer to get him cheaply. Cleveland could of course look to trade him in the summer, but it would almost certainly take assets, as they would have to trade him into someones cap space to get under the second apron.
Hunter doesn't have a good season, mostly because he is just 30 % from three. Perhaps just an outlier, because he was a 40 % shooter last season and is a career 36 %. An opportunity for a buyer to get him cheaply. Cleveland could of course look to trade him in the summer, but it would almost certainly take assets, as they would have to trade him into someones cap space to get under the second apron.