Caris LeVert has fallen off over his last 4 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers either need Caris LeVert to play better or replace him permanently.

Caris LeVert has hit the dog days of summer in November, apparently. The combo wing known for his play-making and passing has absolutely fallen off in recent games. While looking at his last four games played (not counting the four he missed due to injury), LeVert is hitting the wall.

As one Twitter user pointed out; LeVert is only averaging 3.5 points per game, while shooting 15.4% from the floor, 8.5% from three, and a true shooting percentage of just 24.4%.

The only saving grace is that his defense, at least according to his RAPTOR grade, is a +3.4. Considering how bad the Cavaliers’ perimeter defenders have been this year, that is a saving grace of sorts.

The Cavs are over-relying on him, Isaac Okoro, and Lamar Stevens to bolster the perimeter defense when Dean Wade is hurt or off the court. Yet, all three guys are offensive liabilities. We’ve seen that the Cavs’ offense, especially with Kevin Love not available, is not as dynamic offensively as many had hoped and over-rely on hero-ball too often.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are just fine without Caris LeVert

The Cavs are 2-2 over the last four games when LeVert plays and 3-1 when LeVert was out for those additional four games. Thats’ 5-3 when LeVert is either playing poorly or not at all. While his defense is valuable, the team has proven that it doesn’t need him to succeed.

The smartest bet at this point would be to try and find a trade partner for the perimeter player and package someone like Okoro or Dyland Windler in the deal as well to try and improve the team. While this player won’t be available, more than likely, the team should be looking at a Grayson Allen-type guy.

Someone sold on defense and can carry his own on offense. There aren’t a lot of guys that can give you 25-35 minutes a game with the same caliber of effort and performance on both sides of the court. So while Allen isn’t the greatest at any one thing, he’s also not bad at any one thing either.

That type of consistency will serve the Cavs better than getting another hit-or-miss player like LeVert.