3 reasons why the Cleveland Cavaliers shouldn’t trade Jarrett Allen

There are other ways to bolster the roster without further hindering it

The place where everyone comes together is the idea that the Cavaliers need more scoring. No one is doubting that. But there are other ways to go about that. You have trade assets in Isaac Okoro, not to mention the ability to do sign-and-trades with Caris LeVert and Dylan Windler. That is if you don’t want to keep Windler.

You could easily create a package for someone like Gordon Hayward, who would fit perfectly with the Cavaliers. Then you could use the mid-level-exception to further bolster the bench, either with another big or another scorer. Then there were last year’s draft picks Isaiah Mobley, Khalifa Diop, and Luke Travers. Mobley already got some action this season but Diop and Travers could be the bench players we’re looking for.

Not only that but let’s say you make the Hayward trade. You could send over Okoro, Windler, Lamar Stevens, and Sam Merrill to get Hayward, while still being able to swap Caris LeVert in a sign-and-trade elsewhere for another new player.

You could add two new players via a trade, and then use your MLE to sign a third. That would seemingly cover all of the Cavs’ needs, and all it takes is a little creativity with some trades to make it happen. You don’t need to gut the defense by trading Allen and making another major issue to address just to get more offense.