Cavaliers Urged to Make Controversial Offseason Move

The Cleveland Cavaliers, while they haven't had the most drastic or headline-grabbing offseason, have remained diligent in improving their roster around the edges, building up their second unit, and in turn, seem primed for another top-seeded finish in the Eastern Conference since this NBA summer got underway.

However, with just under three months between now and the start of the 2025-26 regular season, there's still a ton of time for teams around the league to dabble in a few late decisions concerning their roster, the Cavaliers included.

And for some, there's a world where Cleveland could make some waves by making a move that's a bit "controversial."

Bleacher Report's Dan Favale recently suggested one controversial move each NBA team could consider on their roster for late in this offseason, when for the Cavaliers, their's centered upon overcoming cap hurdle with one simple mission: "Cutting Salary."

"Hovering around $20 million past the second apron suggests the Cleveland Cavaliers won't be looking to slash operating costs," Favale wrote. "Salary-dumping grounds were sparse to begin the offseason and aren't any easier to suss out now. Spending one year in the second apron also doesn't kneecap Cleveland's future. Its first-round pick seven years into the future gets frozen out of trades after the season, but it has time before worrying about said selection plummeting to the end of the first round. It limits flexibility in trades and on the buyout market, but this team's offseason business is largely done, and buyout signings are perpetually over-romanticized."