Despite New Orleans Pelicans’ head coach Alvin Gentry’s insistence that Ryan Anderson will be traded, rumors of a trade involving Anderson are out there. The latest team to reportedly show interest in Anderson is the Cleveland Cavaliers, per Yahoo‘s Marc J. Spears and the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola.
The Cavaliers are showing strong interest in acquiring Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson, sources said.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) February 17, 2016
Cleveland remains very active. Cavs in talks with Pelicans about Ryan Anderson. A 3-team deal that includes Kevin Love still in play.
— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) February 17, 2016
Wow. So a blockbuster deal involving Kevin Love is on the table. A lot of teams are likely interested in Love, so it’s hard to say what the third team in the deal would be. I think this could potentially be a pretty good deal for the Cavs. Love isn’t being fully utilized in their offense, so why not trade for a poor-man’s version of him in Ryan Anderson and acquire some extra assets? Makes sense to me. Plus, Love would(depending on where he would be sent) be able to be the focal point of an offense again, which he proved he’s capable of in Minnesota.
