Cavs Reportedly Open to Trading All-Stars Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen

The current core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen has been together for three seasons, and they still have not been past the second round. 

Injuries have partially derailed each of the last two postseason runs, but the issues for Cleveland run deeper than that.

Following losing their second-round series in embarrassing fashion to the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs roster was rightfully dissected and critiqued with the most prominent conclusion being that the team is too soft. 

Nobody on the team has much size or physicality to speak of, but the organization knows Mitchell is one of the best playoff performers of all time and Mobley has the tools to develop into a superstar.

While they are still great players, this leaves Garland and Allen as the two odd men out. 

Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor recently reported that the team would be willing to move those two as opposed to Mitchell and Mobley who are seen as “untouchable.”

This is the most obvious fix to the roster because the team is cash strapped and there just isn’t much more room for the team to grow. 

Cleveland lost its second-round matchup thanks in part to Garland who was sidelined with a toe injury that severely limited the offense. 

Many people thought he could have played through the injury, but his team suffered because of him sitting out.

The team’s lack of depth also contributed to the early exit and trading the star guard and big men would net an appealing pool of solid role players and picks in return. 

There are multiple paths Cleveland can take this offseason, but unloading Garland and Allen feels like the correct decision.