« Reply #76 on: February 06, 2020, 04:42:01 PM »
https://twitter.com/davidaldridgedc/status/1225518906573545472?s=21
What is the point of this for either side? Especially after he asked to be traded...
Bird rights. Virtually no one has cap space this summer — if Thompson wants to get something more than the MLE, he’ll need it to happen via sign-and-trade. This would also allow the Cavs to get something for him.
Isn't having him, Nance, Love and Drummond rotating and expecting minutes a problem?
Love is a full time PF and Nance is his back-up. Nance also backs up Thompson at C (along with Zizic), those minutes are likely gone, but the real issue is Drummond and Thompson both at C. Though maybe they work it out so they both play around 24 minutes and both can go full bore more of the time on the court.
When they acquired Drummond I'm really surprised they didn't already have a deal in place for Thompson. Just a weird acquisition without the follow-up. Though as I've been saying since this thread started, the Cavs do really like Thompson. I think them getting Drummond was in reaction to Thompson saying he didn't want to be there anymore. Maybe they still get Drummond since he was so cheap, but without the Thompson trade demand I'm not so sure the Cavs even kick the tires on Drummond.
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