Hey Cavs Fans!

With a week left before the NBA trade deadline, we've asked our Cavs expert Jeffrey Jerome to update us on the trade talk around the NBA and specifically any juicy nuggests regarding your Cleveland Cavaliers.

If you ever want to know, I suggest you take a ganders at it for yourself:

Well here we are basketball noobs, everyone’s favorite week of the NBA season: the trade deadline. Are the Cavs making a move? What about the rest of the east? Let’s get right to it…

Your… Cleveland… Cavalieeeeeeeeeeers
Are we making a move? Yes. YES. YES! Ok, maybe. Look, last year the Cavs passed on the same exact trade we made for Shaq this past off-season. It was on the table, and we said no. Um, oops. I’m not saying Shaq would have guaranteed a championship but based on our meeting with Orlando this year, perhaps we make the Finals. If you think we can afford to keep missing the Finals and keep LeBron, you're sorely mistaken. That one may have already cost us.

So, with this in mind, Danny Ferry is pulling the trigger this week. He has to. He knows it. The bigger problem is that everyone else knows this too. Here’s what we’re hearing:

Amare Stoudemire: (PER: 20.18) Would he be LBJ’s first legit second banana? Obviously. Would it work? Uhhh, no. First, Amare and Shaq both score at the basket, and we need a jump shooter. Second, even I could score on him because he doesn’t play any defense. Not happening.
Andre Iguodola: (PER: 17.84) Doesn’t fit the shooting PF role that we are looking for but would be able to be a legit Number Two for BronBron. He’s only 26 and probably going to peak in the next 3 years which means paying his contract (four years, $57 mil) isn’t a terrible thing. Rumor is that any Iggy trade will include Dalembert’s horrible contract, something we want no part of.
Antawn Jamison: (PER 17.87) Perfect Fit. Great player, and a great human being. Problems: First, he’s making a ton of money at 33 years of age (two years, $28 mil). Second, Washington is supposedly asking the world for him and we may not be willing to give up the extra pieces.
Troy Murphy: (PER: 18.02) Murphy was fourth in the league last year in double-doubles with 49. He is a 6’11 PF that roams around the three point line and is not afraid to hoist given the opportunity. But really, who’s afraid of Troy Murphy? The other three names seem to be big-time acquisitions. All things considered, he wouldn’t be a bad role player on our squad but if he is our sole midseason move, we can’t give up a lot. Rumor is we’re offering Z and only Z.

The Other Three
Here’s what we see regarding the rest of the so-called “Big Four.”

Boston: Far and away the most likely to make a move. The team has completely fallen apart (mentally and physically) over the past few weeks. Rumors continue that Danny Ainge is dangling Ray Allen’s corpse (and $19 mil expiring contract) for a player that can take the scoring load off of Pierce’s and Rondo’s hands. Expect something to happen.
Orlando: They spent a ton of money to secure their bench this off-season. If you spend money like they did and the team got worse, it may be worth spending a little more to right the ship. Expect Brandon Bass to be moved by the deadline bringing in another quality bench player.
Hotlanta: Would probably like to make a move, but I sincerely doubt they have the pieces for it. Their only expiring deal is Joe Johnson and he isn’t going anywhere (until this summer). Also, the team isn’t known for making a huge money push, even if most would argue they’ve finally made it to elite status. I expect little to no movement.

- Jeffrey Jerome