Cleveland is vigorously working behind the scenes in hopes of trading for a back-up point guard before the season begins, according to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com:
The Cavaliers are pursuing a trade to acquire a backup point guard and are hoping to make a deal before the season starts Tuesday, sources told cleveland.com.
The Cavs are in advanced discussions with at least one club, according to a source, and could make one or multiple trades to fill the one, glaring need on a team otherwise built to defend its 2016 championship.
With Cleveland’s top threat in the Warriors bulking up this offseason, the team understands how important finding a quality back-up point guard now truly is.
Matthew Dellavedova, who ventured to Milwaukee, and Mo Williams, who recently retired, had provided quality insurance and a boost off the bench for star Kyrie Irving. Their presence was pivotal in the Cavs’ quest to a championship last spring, and without that presence right now, Cavaliers fans are beginning to worry.
Cleveland has expressed interest in several point guards — Norris Cole, Mario Chalmers, Kirk Hinrich to name a few — In recent weeks. The team will likely find their guy to run its bench unit, but the looming question still exists: Will that new addition be valuable enough to successfully compete against the Golden State Warriors?
The challenge of re-signing J.R. Smith was conquered by general manager David Griffin and company last week. Next up, the unexpected last-minute attempt at finding a player qualified enough to man the bench unit for this championship team.
