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Isaac Okoro Rumors
Ethan Sands: Kenny Atkinson said on the broadcast at Summer League that Jaylon Tyson is playing like he’s desperate for rotation minutes. With Isaac Okoro gone, the reigning Coach of the Year added that the #Cavs will need guys like Tyson — and they’ve loved his improved physicality and development this summer.
Cavs make Lonzo Ball addition official: We are very excited about this opportunity
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired guard Lonzo Ball in a trade with the Chicago Bulls, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. As part of the trade, the Cavaliers sent forward Isaac Okoro to Chicago. “We are very excited about this opportunity to acquire someone with the skillset and versatility that Lonzo Ball brings to this team,” said Altman. “We have built a team for sustainable success and finding a way to improve around the edges has been our focus this offseason, and the addition of Lonzo represents part of that process. I would also like to thank Isaac Okoro for his professionalism, hard work, and the true grit he brought to the court during his five seasons in Cleveland. We wish Isaac and his family nothing but the best in the future.”
First up on Chicago's to-do list is to re-sign Josh Giddey, a restricted free agent who is expected to command a salary near $30 million annually, sources told ESPN. The move to acquire Giddey in a player-for-player trade, without any additional draft compensation, looked a lot like the deal the team made last week when it swapped Lonzo Ball (age 27) for Isaac Okoro (age 24) from Cleveland.
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Lonzo Ball to Cleveland
Shams Charania: BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro, sources tell ESPN.
Jake Fischer: That is indeed the full trade, per source: Lonzo Ball to Cleveland for Isaac Okoro. It’s a straight-up deal between the Cavaliers and Bulls. No draft picks changing hands.
Cavs may have to add asset to trade Isaac Okoro to lower tax bill
Chris Fedor: From everything that I'm told they're having a hard time finding anybody that has legitimate interest in Isaac Okoro, unless Isaac also comes with some kind of sweetener from the Cavs. Some kinds of assets attached to his contract because I think there are teams out there that are looking at Isaac and they're saying like ‘We'd be doing you a favor by taking on his contract, so make it worth our time to do that, make it worthwhile for us to do that. Give us future second round picks, go find a first round pick somehow that you can trade to us along with Isaac Okoro then we'll help you out.’
From everything that I've heard the Cavs have had discussions about Dean Wade and do they want to see if they they can use him and something else to see if they can get assets back, different kinds of assets back, or different kinds of players back in return? So I think they're trying to figure out what is possible for us. And if we move off of Isaac Okoro’s money if we move off Dean Wade's money, does that make it easier to justify a Ty Jerome contract? Does that make it easier to justify a Sam Merrill contract?
Danny Cunningham: #Cavs list Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Dean Wade, De'Andre Hunter, Sam Merrill, Ty Jerome, Isaac Okoro and Max Strus all as out tomorrow in the season finale against Indiana.
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Allen was reluctant to discuss his injury when he was approached in the locker room following the game. The affable Allen, who did not have a wrap on his hand, did offer that he may have gotten hurt while trying to block a shot in the first quarter. "He's fine," chimed in All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who scored 27 points in 26 minutes. Allen's injury comes just as the East-leading Cavs were getting back to full strength. Forward Dean Wade returned against the Knicks after missing several weeks with a bone bruise in his knee, and forward Isaac Okoro came back Thursday after being sidelined since Jan. 16 with a shoulder strain.
Chris Fedor: #Cavs Isaac Okoro will play tonight.
The Cavs have $190 million committed to five players — the core four of Mitchell, Mobley, Allen and Darius Garland, plus Jaylon Tyson — in 2027-28 on a projected second apron of $251.4 million. By then, all complementary players such as Hunter, Max Strus, Dean Wade and Isaac Okoro will no longer be under contract. Should the Cavs fight to retain their four biggest players, they will effectively need to rebuild the entire roster around them. That’s where scouting and development become so crucial.
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