05-22-2023, 03:23 PM
(05-22-2023, 12:10 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: Allen is 7th in DefRtg for centers. Ayton is 25th.
Allen is 23rd in RebRtg for centers. Ayton is 19th.
Allen is 14.3/9.8/1.7/1.2. Ayton is 18.0/10.0/1.7/0.8
Allen's contract is 3 years, $60million. Ayton's is 3 years, $101million
Allen is clearly the better fit/value.
The Allen ideas are interesting. Although seeing him destroyed in the Knicks series was concerning.
The easiest path for the Cavs is to keep the roster as is and try to find way to piece together the SF position and maybe add a shooter or two. That is probably the direction they go.
But looking in the future, they do have Garland extension coming up. Then, sooner or later, Mobley will be up. They need to be budgeting paying three near max guys. 20 million for Allen is not bad. Not sure if that is ideal if they are paying those three near max though. So, in theory a Hardaway plus #10 might have some appeal. Hardaway is that shooter they missed in the playoffs and #10 can reset the clock on salary while they can add a better suited wing who can shoot. Probably not enough to move the needle for them though, but I think that is a pretty fair trade....coming from a biased Mavs fan.