There's quite a bit of controversy surrounding Love's fit in Cleveland once again, and many posit that he'll ultimately be on the chopping block if they don't win it all this year. In a recent Lowe article, it was even stated that Boston will probably try to call once again and attain Love this summer.
So what if the Cleveland/Boston/New York trade talks picked up again, and a fairly good deal presented itself for us to attain Love? Something like:
Boston: Love
Cleveland: Anthony
New York: Amir (waive non-guaranteed contract), Rozier, Young, #3 pick, and #16 pick
If we could get something like that in a trade, how would you feel about signing Biyombo to an Amir-type deal to pair with Love in the frontcourt? That'd leave us with the following roster:
PG: IT, Smart
SG: Bradley, Hunter
SF: Crowder, Turner
PF: Love, Mickey
C: Biyombo, KO
We'd still be able to take a project big like Maker late in the first round or early in the second round, resign Turner, and still have a little cap room left over to sign other free agents to upgrade our bench, e.g. Kevin Martin, Nene, etc.
To me, that's actually a really good, balanced lineup that helps us with three major areas that we lacked in last year - shooting, scoring, and rebounding. It also provides a legitimate shot-blocker in Biyombo who is athletic enough to switch onto other forwards and guards.
How would you feel about this offseason? It's honestly pretty realistic, too, as long as Cleveland doesn't win it all this year.