Cavs: A Rockets trade makes sense if its Kevin Love for John Wall

The Cavs should absolutely make a John Wall for Kevin Love trade if it’s offered.

The Cavs and Rockets both have big contracts on their books for the next two years, and one trade idea from The Dream Shake.com has The Rockets trading the No.2 pick in the 2021 Draft and John Wall to the Cavs for the No.3 pick and Kevin Love.

The author, Jeremy Brenner likes this trade because the Rockets would be able to start Kevin Porter Jr. and his preferred pick, Jalen Green, together from the start. The idea is to reduce Wall’s usage as the primary ball-handler and allow Green and Porter Jr. the chance to take command of the offense. Something they presumably wouldn’t be able to do with Wall.

The trade, in his opinion, also helps the Rockets replace Kelly Olynyk with Love. He even points out the fact the Rockets would slash about $10 million off their cap number too.

He also documents why he believes why the Rockets wouldn’t take the deal, but go read it for the rest.

Why the John Wall for Kevin Love trade works for the Cavs

This trade isn’t being viewed in a vacuum. Personally, the hype around Darius Garland being a future “star” is still just that, hype. If the Cavs want to win, they need upgrades across the board. This team is not built to win now, and Koby Altman’s desperation is proof of that.

The Cavs should swap Darius Garland, Isaac Okoro, Dylan Windler, and some future assets for key veteran players. If Jarrett Allen gets a contract offer of anything more than $15 million, let him walk. With that, the focus should be on the USC center, Evan Mobley. Usually, I’m against taking centers this high in the draft but if you want to win now, throwing buckets of money at Allen isn’t it. After all, Altman would just get fired in 2022-2023 if they suck again and if Allen is keeping you from making moves, then you’re still screwed. So why bother tying Allen down if you want long-term job security?

If the Cavs can get Allen for around $15 million per year, then take someone else at No.2. Maybe Jalen Suggs?

Once you get the rookie and the Wall-trade, you can then build around Collin Sexton, the rookie, Wall, and a few others. This team has been Frankensteined by Altman for years, going in two different directions involving rookies and veterans. It seems unlikely that any singular move is going to get this team, as presently constructed, into the playoffs and it isn’t clear if Altman can even get the pieces needed to transform this nightmare into a dream.

Swinging big, and blowing up the roster seems like the only real idea that makes sense if the goal is to take a giant leap and into the playoffs. There’s no real likelihood that Suggs, Mobley, or even Cade Cunningham could elevate this Cavs team to where they need to be without a massive change to the roster’s core group.

This trade shakes up things and installs a point guard into the Cavs’ two-way approach, who actually plays both sides of the game.