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Law Murray: I asked Koby Altman about the fact that James Harden was eyeing Cavs for what he said was for "several weeks" "James is a savant. He knows our depth intimately. He really understands our dynamic, how we play. (cont'd)...
Law Murray: Altman on Harden cont'd: "... And so that excited me even more, the fact that he knew our depth chart really well. And so, all of that together, obviously made us pull the trigger on that."
Law Murray: Koby Altman strongly refutes reports that Cavs were frustrated with Darius Garland's durability and injury prevention, calling it "BS" "He was getting back to a high level of play, and when he got hurt in that Philly game, we've had him for seven years. He's a great worker."
Law Murray: Altman also added that Garland was on a return to play protocol from his current toe injury. "He was getting over that. He was in a return to play protocol, and so he wasn't far away."
Law Murray: "He's a great, he has a great attitude. And so when you hear stuff like that, it's just, it's not fair to Darius, and it's not true... Believe me, he's invested a lot in his own rehab.
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Spencer Davies: #Cavs make Lonzo Ball trade to Jazz official. Statement from Koby Altman: “Lonzo Ball was the consummate professional during his time with the Cavaliers, and we’re grateful for his hard work and team-first mentality. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”
Chris Fedor: We all know the complications for the Cavs when it comes to trades. They can't aggregate salaries. They only have really one first-round draft pick that they can trade. They have to be like right on the number in terms of salary matching purposes. But my sources tell me that the Cavs and the Lakers have discussed a general framework surrounding De'Andre Hunter, Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht and then bringing in a third team. Now look, there are there are third teams that could be helpful. Brooklyn has the lowest salary number of any team in the NBA. They might be a destination that is willing to take some salary. Um, the Utah Jazz, they are 29th in salary in the NBA. They might be a destination that's willing to take some salary back. By the way, the team that the Cavs have traded with most frequently in the Koby Altman era is Utah, and one of his best friends is Justin Zanik, an executive for the Utah Jazz.
Tomlin, 25, is certainly on the right track now as a two-way forward for the Cavaliers, 6 1/2 years removed from never playing high school basketball and going undrafted by the NBA in 2024. “What a story,” Cavaliers president Koby Altman said to Andscape. “He didn’t play [structured] basketball until college.” Tomlin is averaging 6.2 points and 3.1 assists in 36 games for the Cavaliers this season. Two-way players can play up to 50 NBA games before their team is forced to decide whether to offer a standard contract or waive them. Cleveland is expected to sign him to a standard contract, a source told Andscape.
Additionally, Cleveland’s front office, led by president of basketball operations Koby Altman, is not in a hurry to overhaul the roster, even though the Cavs have the NBA’s most expensive collection of players (with a payroll of $229.8 million, they are the league’s only team currently over the second apron). Team executives want to see how it looks once all of the Cavs’ projected starters are on the court together, which has yet to happen this year. To that end, at least two trade offers for rotation players were rejected by Cleveland, league sources said.
No one stays in the second apron long, at least not in the new rule's infancy. So, while the Cavs' core players are all in their 20s, keeping this group together could well be untenable unless the team starts to win bigger and now. The Celtics, for example, were in the second apron in 2023-24 and, after winning the 2024 title, they stayed in the second apron as ownership spent nearly $100 million in luxury taxes in the two-year span. The Cavs have been upset as the higher seed in two of the past three seasons in the playoffs, and last season's second-round exit to the Indiana Pacers in five games was bitter, after a 64-win season appeared to set them up for a long run. "The question will come for us," Cavs president Koby Altman said. "How do you navigate this collective bargaining agreement and the restrictions that we have? For us, we've set ourselves up to have a runway with the guys we have."
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Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman, however, said he never considered breaking up the Core 4 last offseason. In fact, Altman noted that he also has a commitment from his star foursome long-term as Mitchell and Garland are signed through the 2027-28 season, Allen through 2028-29 and Mobley through 2029-30.
There were rumors that the Cavaliers were considering trading Allen before the 2024-25 season because of concerns on whether he and Mobley could play well together. The arrival of Atkinson, who coached Allen with the Brooklyn Nets, ended that possibility. But while the Core 4 players were amazing together last regular season, disappointing endings of NBA seasons oftentimes come with change. Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman, however, said he never considered breaking up the Core 4 last offseason. In fact, Altman noted that he also has a commitment from his star foursome long-term as Mitchell and Garland are signed through the 2027-28 season, Allen through 2028-29 and Mobley through 2029-30.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Thomas Bryant, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Spencer Davies: Koby Altman mentions that Darius Garland is back on the court doing basketball activities. No timetable. He'll be starting limited participation, but slowly. And before that, #Cavs are proud of his efforts in the weight room this summer when he couldn't be on his feet.