Brian Windhorst on the Cleveland Cavaliers championship chances, Kyle Kuzma rumors & trade options

[@RockBottomPod]

I don't want Kyle Kuzma, next..

[@thacryinggame]

Never gonna win without lebron dan, next..

[@MfLucho]

If I’m the cavs I’m looking to trade strus his contract is much bigger than it should be and we’ve already done this much without him ,

[@devontebroom6800]

Great point

[@isaks185]

​@@devontebroom6800bad point, he should be a great fit for kennys offense

[@bigsweetc6]

I’d like to see his fit first. However he performed quite poorly in the playoffs last year. I’d like to see someone more proven in big game scenarios in that position.

[@devontebroom6800]

@@bigsweetc6 exactly, I love strus as much as any Cavs fan but he's A ROLE PLAYER, and Cavs have Alot of role players

[@corvoattano7430]

@@bigsweetc6he was being asked to do way too much offensively last year. plus against the celtics he would get fouled every time he drove by tatum and they would never call it

[@banditY2K]

Unless we can get Jalen Johnson from ATL I'm not messing with this lineup.

[@inandoutoftheabyss9953]

Do people not know our wings were all injured for a handful of games? The “lack of size” on the perimeter is not something that exists. The Cavs were without all of their wings against the Celtics and hawks. They also played the hawks right before and right after thanksgiving. People show low IQ when they jump to “oh, it’s their lack of wing size.” Can they use a wing that is a tier above our current wings? Sure, it would be a great addition. But it isn’t required. So I ask again: Do people not know our wings were injured for a handful of games?

[@kennethsmith6367]

The other problem is that every upgrade at the wing position is going to need shots. That could totally screw up the team chemistry and that is possibly an even bigger problem.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@empirejackson5434]

Trade the entire team, let's just start over, they all suck.

[@dennisgreene2544]

With out, Lebag!! Thanks 🏆

[@philb5503]

Kyle Kuzma is fools gold. You may think he’s a shiny upgrade but he’s really trash and worthless.

[@FugaroundFindOut]

Why are we talking cavs trades when they have the best team chemistry in the league... no ego and everybody is embracing their roles... nobody is ball hogging or stat padding or forcing themselves to be the leader... its real TEAM basketball.. dont fugwit that chemistry

[@jacobwilliams7625]

Cam Johnson would be perfect

[@steveridgeway3488]

Herb Jones, Jeremi Grant, Bobby Portis, Marcus Morris, Cam Johnson is the type of player we need this isn’t hard people.

[@MeshQuvt]

Portis would be a machine

[@byronjeffery2576]

But do we have the assets to get them?

[@thesportsfein]

You just named 2 pf’s and herb who can’t shoot cam is the only good player you named that we don’t need more sf’s

[@thatboionyx6375]

@@thesportsfeinOur SFs are SGs playing SF because we don’t have a real 6’7 SF

[@thesportsfein]

@ yeah I know that’s my point

[@OSUBoxkator]

On every single interview, Windhorst looks like he hates interviews and hates who he's talking to.

[@chrissayers3227]

I noticed that too! Screw him 😂

[@alexmilenbachs2924]

Seems like he thinks he’s too good for this

[@ryebread447]

He's just hungry

[@tracysharp1361]

I'm not a cavalier fan but I believe everybody is sleeping on the Cavs the Cavs are definitely going to get the championship this year they have a young core team they have a good team they're not overhyped and they are not arrogant and they have an identity they know who they are and everybody knows their role in that team this team is championship caliber.

[@MfLucho]

What the Cavs need is a backup big and a starting small forward,

[@Yurnerbro]

why can't some of the offense run through Allen?

[@zephaniahmcdaniels]

EXACTLY! That's what I've been saying. He's not as skilled as Mobley but also isn't getting utilized to the best of his ability. Jarrett can help them space the floor better than they are right now, especially when Evan isn't on floor - which is typically what they do

[@Fog_raw]

They do run the offense through him occasionally..... unless you think running the offense through someone means they have to bring the ball up the court

[@Yurnerbro]

@@Fog_raw I haven't seen it

[@FugaroundFindOut]

Rt.. he gets lobs and plays defense really well but when he has to make decisions and playmake he usually does the rite thing.. use Allen more

[@233tjc]

Caris LeVert ... 2.7:1 career assist to turnover ratio. ... this year, 2.9 : 1

[@thacryinggame]

Who cares?????

[@davidharcula2933]

Still remember it's A team defense when your effort is physically important to slow him down but. It's A team game go Cavs

[@jamesgamboa7192]

To Brian’s point about the flawed roster. For several years, they should have fired Rob Pelinka, arguably the worst GM in the NBA. He does nothing transformational. I wonder if he is sleeping Jeanie Buss. How is this man keeping his job otherwise? They fire coaches. They traded all their young talent only to replace it with more mediocre players.

[@eduardoromero7817]

Yeah, wasn’t he the mastermind behind robbing the blind Gund brother during the Boozer negotiations?

[@menotyou9779]

I think DeAndre Hunter and Nance Jr. are the perfect players for this roster

[@steveridgeway3488]

Cam Johnson, Bobby Portis, Marcus Morris, Jerami Grant, Herb Jones….

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

​​@@steveridgeway3488Cavs don't have enough to trade for Johnson. Bucks ain't giving up Portis. Grant is on a terrible contract.

[@sammyttheg412]

Hunter is hooping rn idk why atl moves him

[@godzilla0974]

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves CLE media. 😂😂

[@duanelumpkin4400]

Nothing is wrong with LeBron that a good point guard and a good coach couldn’t solve! However, one or two subpar games isn’t a sign that James is over the hill!

[@rcardosanders2885]

This dude is insane, Cavs best team in Basketball

[@thacryinggame]

Cavs are trash.

[@tampaed24]

We are too good for Windy. Give the love to Fedor. He is the true word of the Cavs.

[@stevenhaymon2441]

You can do both if you can get Cam Johnson for Levert and Niang with picks.

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

Nets want two 1st Round picks, Cavs don't have that. Plus, the contracts have to match.

[@johnnymel0206]

​@@TalkinnGrubbinMedia yeah they should go for DFS instead much cheaper

[@MfLucho]

@@johnnymel0206yeah Dorian would be a good pick up

[@patkeith47]

A Herb Jones or Larry Nance Jr who are in the cheaper side trade/salary wise. Tall/athletic/versatile defenders and can both shoot spot up 3s and a good percentage. I'd rather have one of those two than a George Niang who's a liability defensively.

[@johnnymel0206]

Herb jones is not available unless we offer as good player like allen. But koby will not break the core4

[@tomcannon2618]

Don't trade for an upgrade, trade for a first round draft choice.

[@truck_yeah_440]

Not good enough, tall enough, or athletic enough at the wing positions to unseat the defending champion Celtics when both teams are at full strength. Mitchell is an all-star, but he is undersized especially compared to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. It's a SG/SF-driven league.

[@thacryinggame]

Tell em.

[@zabluoc4549]

Just put JT Thor in the starting five or give him more minutes. DG DM JA EM and JT Thor then the Cavs will be unbeatable...

[@Jjohnson27994]

Kuzma doesn't move the needle for us if we're going all in I would look at cam Johnson, trey murphy iii

[@cavs3125]

Windy is the absolute best.

[@erniegrider6443]

Windy is a LeBron lover…made his money off LeBron like all the talking heads..Skip Bayless.. Shannon Sharpe…SAS…Windy James

[@cavs3125]

@@erniegrider6443 I'm sorry Ernie but you're clueless. Windy worked his ass off and is a great reporter who would have made it whether he covered LeBron or not. Continue to be a miserable person in your basement.

[@erniegrider6443]

@@cavs3125 that’s hilarious, just do a little research Windy started his career exclusively covering GOATJAMES even wrote a book about him and James. Windy is a nut chaser sorry my friend.

[@cavs3125]

@@erniegrider6443 So he heard about a really good basketball player from his alma matter HS when he had a college degree in journalism, he isn't allowed to cover the person? Go touch grass dude.

[@lakeviewmac2732]

Just let windy and Jason talk

[@ShawnConrad-tw8du]

Its Bostons To win or lose. Sorry. The only thing that stops them usually is having a tendency to blow big leads and i mean BIG leads. Same thing last year. we still steamrolled people to a title. The same thing happened that other night. Cleveland has a good young team but youre nuts if you think theyre beating Boston to get their title

[@RingerRacing]

cavs have too many guards and one tall wing who gets injured every other game .. our two bigs also have issues boxing out against good teams

[@BankingTransformedPodcast]

And yet we are the top team in the NBA

[@OliGrant-sw8by]

Nothing but Facts! WADE is a meaty Windler…always hurt

[@AnthonyNelson-u2r]

I agree they need to trade Garland for Ingram

[@antoniojohnson23252]

@@AnthonyNelson-u2rstay on that side 🫡

[@OliGrant-sw8by]

@@AnthonyNelson-u2r Ingram is BRITTLE as hell. He’s almost as injured as ZION down there in New Orleans. If they ever make another UNBREAKABLE movie they should cast Ingram as the new MR. GLASS. If they did sign Ingram I guarantee you him and Wade will be on the end of the bench in street clothes swapping emergency room stories!

[@scottrichards3587]

Herb Jones would be a great fit immediately. No way Koby will go after a stat chasing olay defense player like Kuzma. Fun to see 2 teams, Bulls and Lakers stuck at play in level thinking they are competative, soon to be joined by Warriors😅

[@christoph1596]

Windsor’s sounds dumb saying Kyle Kuzma doesn’t make sense… he’s a legit 3 point shooting Wing.. that’s literally the main thing they need.. I don’t understand..

[@Nuvendil]

He is not a legit 3pt threat, he's shot above average from 3 ONCE and that was years ago. He's also not a good defender. Also, he does his best work with the ball in his hands.

[@steveridgeway3488]

My God you have no ball knowledge… he’s worse option then Levert and a terrible defender…plus he weighs 190 pounds. We need size and length plus perimeter defense. Kuzma fits none of those roles

[@christoph1596]

@ Incorrect, he’s shot above 36 percent for a season twice in his career.. he’s also a volume shooter, which makes a big difference.. the percentage is always gonna drop slightly.. Bradley Beal is a volume shooter as well, and while he’s obviously a better shooter than Kuzma, Beals has had multiple seasons that he’s shot 35% or below for the season. Kuzma is a capable 3 point shooter, so not great 3 point shooter. And yes he a not a great defender, but he’s a HUGE upgrade over their current Wings offensively, and that’s really the piece right now holding them back from what they can be with the talent and depth they have.

[@steveridgeway3488]

@ cavs don’t need a volume shooter who plays no defense. You’d make a terrible GM.

[@christoph1596]

@ Lmao, yes, I wish I had your ball knowledge. You’re a brilliant mind for sure.

[@alanoliphant1430]

Go Cavs GM can shoot 3 all day on them. Mike rules!

[@wrdcreative492]

There’s something about this dude that screams scandal of the Chmo

[@darinwilson7112]

What about trading Dean Wade

[@Fog_raw]

You aren't getting a better player at his pay level and the cavs don't want to be in the tax apron

[@thacryinggame]

@@Fog_rawKuzma is 10 times the player wade is. You have somethihgn wrong with your mind.

[@Fog_raw]

@thacryinggame reading comprehension is tough isn't it?? Kuzma makes 4 times the amount wade does, you would have to be a moron to go deep into the tax for kuzma lol

[@thacryinggame]

@@Fog_rawThey dont have much choice genius their options are limited and they need abother piece. Enlighten us oh wise one what YOUR move would be (so I can show you why you’re wrong again). Go.

[@Fog_raw]

@thacryinggame you obviously don't know how nba trades work lol the cavs would need to have matching salaries in the trade for kuzma since they're in the 1st tax apron of the salary cap. So that means they need to send out 22.5 in matching salary. So that's trading levert or strus along with wade or niang to get to 22.5 million. Kuzma isn't the move.

[@josephgarnett5201]

Bring Jimmy here

[@tampaed24]

Hasn't been to a Cavs game in a year. This guy is not the one to get insight from.

[@jasonwallace8500]

It's not that we need anyone needs to pay better boxing out we give up to many seconds chance points

[@erniegrider6443]

Don’t come to Cleveland Windy… you are a LeBron boy fan

[@Daryl-y9y]

The team and the media always want to move on from the white QBs after they get the big check,,, but move on from the black QB before they get the check 😊

[@Fog_raw]

They gave watson the biggest guaranteed contract in league history...

[@Daryl-y9y]

@Fog_raw obviously I'm talking about the QBs that didn't deserve it.. he was always a top five QB before playing and getting his contract from the browns...

[@thisizcle140]

NOBODY is excited about kuzma

[@thacryinggame]

Youre too dumb to be excited about it.

[@Jjohnson27994]

We'll take LBJ on the vets minimum 😂😂😅

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

LBJ ain't coming back. His wife won't approve of moving back to Cleveland.

[@Jjohnson27994]

@TalkinnGrubbinMedia if he wants another ring he will because he sure and the hell ain't getting one with the lakers

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

@@Jjohnson27994 I agree on that LeBron ain't winning another chip with the Lakers. But, multiple sources said that one of the reason wouldn't come back to Cleveland because Savannah doesn't want to live in Cleveland. She wants to be in L.A. look at her reaction at the playoff game last year.

[@cortneyross7631]

I would trade for Rui

[@thelowroad216]

No thanx.

[@thacryinggame]

@@thelowroad216read syk backwards and thats what you can do.

[@thelowroad216]

@@thacryinggame

[@thelowroad216]

@@thacryinggame You want Rui??

[@thacryinggame]

@@thelowroad216YOU WANT STRUS? YOU WANT WADE? DO YOU WANT OKORO? SEE what I mean ???? Dude use your head before replying to me, you dont even know where you are or what you’re doing.

[@officialwestupktee]

TRADE OKORRO HE DOES NOTHING ON OFFENSE

[@moedaddy1981]

Bol bol

[@mikeanthony4870]

Keegan Murray

[@thacryinggame]

The CAVALIERS traded a FIRST ROUND PICK for CARIS LEVERT and said “we got our guy” ROFLMAO!!!!!!! PLEASE LET THAT SINK IN. Do not bother wasting your time with this team please people. Dont watch, dont give them money, do something else, anything else.

[@stephengoold9044]

Which if I’m correct…turned into the 2023 26th pick in the draft…Ben Sheppard. Who’s averaging 5.8 pts a game so yeah dude wow what a colossal blunder for the Cavs

[@hammerhead2362]

clown

[@steveridgeway3488]

@@stephengoold9044 right plus Caris has been a pivotal player all three years he’s been with us… his defense is underrated as well

[@stevenhaymon2441]

Bad take.

[@sammyttheg412]

Cavs are 20-3 with the best record in the nba. Be miserable elsewhere

[@GianO-y3s]

The way Cavs playing. Give them the Championship Trophy. Other team no chance. Runner up Boston or Miami. Lakers no chance even in the play-off. Warriors i dont think so. Curry is done. His mind is teliing him go on but the body is detoriating. Lebron and Curry has proven themselves. They should save their legacy by resigning to the game heads-up.

[@thacryinggame]

They let you have phones in Gotham’s insane asylum?