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The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t being shy about their serious interest in bringing back hometown hero, LeBron James. While King James remains undecided on whether to return to Cleveland or stay with the Miami Heat, his former team is going all out to show him he’s the guy they covet the most.
Per reports, the Cavs recently finalize a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, which sent guard Jarrett Jack and forward Sergey Karasev to the Nets and big man Tyler Zeller to the Celtics. Brooklyn also sent shooting guard Marcus Thornton to the Celtics in the deal, while Boston also acquired a future first-round pick in the deal.
The move clears up enough cap space for Cleveland to offer James a max deal, as well as pursue further players to continue to build up their supporting cast.
In addition, the Cavs are rumored to be interested in signing on free agent floor spacers Mike Miller and Ray Allen. James has played with both sharpshooters and their presence could help persuade James to join Cleveland.
The Cavs apparently aren’t stopping there, however. There are also reports that they “have a deal in place” to land Minnesota Timberwolves superstar big man Kevin Love. In that scenario, although details aren’t known just yet, Cleveland would likely be sending a draft pick or two, as well as 2014 number one pick, Andrew Wiggins.
The Love to Cleveland rumor hasn’t been verified and could fall apart before anything concrete comes out, but it’s worth noting considering all the moves Cleveland has been making. It’s not clear if that means Cleveland is making their moves to only land Love, or if Love is part of the “pot sweetening” to lure James back to the Cavs.
Should that be the case, James could potentially be creating a new Big Three with his former team, as he’d team up with established stars in point guard Kyrie Irving and big man Kevin Love.
The details are still forming together, but the picture in Cleveland appears quite clear: the Cavs want James back, and they’re not done trying just yet.
