07-16-2026, 02:19 PM
Strus and Schröder make $16.7 million and $14.8 million this season, respectively. Attach a draft pick, and the Cavs could drop either into another team’s space.
Schröder, especially, might be the easier one to trade — and not only because Strus would still be a productive fit coming off the bench on a squad that included James. Schröder’s salary is small enough that the Cavaliers could trade him into another team’s midlevel exception, which would allow them to take zero money back.
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Cleveland has a first-round pick swap in 2028 and then all of their first-round picks from 2030-2032 available for trade as well (2033 is frozen due to the second apron).
They also have two second-round picks in 2032 via SAC and their own 2033 available for trade as well.
Schröder, especially, might be the easier one to trade — and not only because Strus would still be a productive fit coming off the bench on a squad that included James. Schröder’s salary is small enough that the Cavaliers could trade him into another team’s midlevel exception, which would allow them to take zero money back.
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Cleveland has a first-round pick swap in 2028 and then all of their first-round picks from 2030-2032 available for trade as well (2033 is frozen due to the second apron).
They also have two second-round picks in 2032 via SAC and their own 2033 available for trade as well.