The Cavaliers are still hoping injured center Jarrett Allen can return at some point, but he will miss Sunday’s regular season finale against the Bucks, tweets Kelsey Russo of The Athletic. Allen, who hasn’t played since fracturing his left middle finger on March 6, is listed as “out” on Cleveland’s official injury report.
Allen went through a 15-minute workout before Friday’s game at Brooklyn, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. He wore a splint over the injured finger and did nearly everything one-handed as he simulated a variety of game situations. Every shot he took was with his right hand, Fedor adds.
A source told Fedor that a major concern involves Allen’s pain tolerance, particularly when he catches passes. Allen and the team remain hopeful that he’ll be ready for the Cavs’ first play-in tournament game, which will take place Tuesday if they’re in the 7-8 matchup or Wednesday if they fall to the 9-10 contest.
There’s more from Cleveland:
- The Cavaliers have slumped lately amid a series of injuries, but Darius Garland believes they’re still a “scary” postseason opponent for anyone, whether or not Allen is able to play, Fedor writes in a separate story. “We’re scary with him or without him,” Garland said. “There’s a lot of teams that don’t want to see us with him or without him. We get him back, great. If we don’t, great. We still got basketball games to play.”
- Although Cleveland lost its third straight game Friday, there was some good news, Fedor adds. Rookie star Evan Mobley returned from a five-game absence with a sprained left ankle and contributed 17 points and seven rebounds in 34 minutes.
- In an interview with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Kevin Love said this season is the most fun he’s had since winning the NBA title six years ago. Love, who has been through disputes with management in recent years, credits the trust that coach J.B. Bickerstaff has shown in him. “J.B., he’s like, ‘I want you to play free,’” Love said. “You have the green light … so for me, there was no pushback. And from then on, it took me about, I’d say four to six weeks to really feel right and secure and find how I was going to play within our group and different matchups and who I was going to be playing with. I’d say around December is where I found myself within that sixth man role. And then it just grew from there.”
Love, Sexton, two #1 picks to Lakers ….
Bron to Cavs ….
Let Bron break Kareem’s scoring record as a Cav. Plus he makes them a legit contender for 2-3 yrs. He can help mentor all the young talent.
Love can help LA. He’s a solid vet backing up AD or can play with him. Sexton can develop under the lights. And get his payday. Two picks helps them rebuild team. With young talent. Plus they get to keep their pick.
Works for both teams.
Everywhere Bron goes they trade away the young players and bring in Old players so stop Dreaming and playing so many Video Games
*Old players that win championships SF76
The video game world would be thinking this Cavs team as currently assembled is Championship bound
But it’s fine in Cle, they know that, and they’ll make another big move when the times right. Maybe its LeBron, maybe not, there’s plenty of options and directions as long as they all point up ….and fast, clean ledgers get pressed quickly on young teams
Cle has cleared many hurdles and thats great but there’s still plenty more to come, harder ones at that, ones that will likely require some risk on the court, in the trade market and on the ledger so dont bet on this current homegrown team all hitting their ceilings and sticking around forever in Cle , that’s hardly how it works in the NBA today
@sportsfan
Complete fallacy. When he was with the Heat the year prior, who were the players with 3 years or less experience on the team? Beasley, Chalmers, Joel Anthony, Carlos Arroyo, Daequan Cook and Yahkhouba Diara. Beasley and Chalmers are the only guys of significance. They kept Chalmers for all 4 years Lebron was there. Beasley played the same position as LBJ, was moved to accommodate the salaries of the Big 3 and had already shown a lot of immaturity although that wasn’t the main reason.
Would love to see Bron return back to the Cavs tbh.
LeBron James, THT and Melo for Jarrett Allen, Lauri Markeneen, Colin Sexton, Cedi Osman and a first.
Cavs:
Garland LeVert Bron Love Mobley
Rondo THT Okoro Melo (need a centre)
Lakers:
Flip Russ for Hayward
Sexton Monk Hayward AD Allen
Nunn Revaes Osman Markeneen Howard
Cavs then have a team competing for a title. Bron Garland Mobley as the big three and Love LeVert the side kicks, great depth in Rondo THT Okoro and Melo. Great mix of young and old and defence and offence.
Lakers rebuilding and retooling package. Much younger with Sexton Monk and Allen all starters, elite big man defence from AD and Allen, Hayward a great glue guy for this team. Off the bench lack true quality but still a fringe playoff side and rebuilding, similarly to the Spurs.
Melo isn’t under contract to trade, Monks a longshot to stay as well, probably longer if LBJ is gone
Pass on 2 yrs of Hayward
Cle would be better off just waiting a year and keeping Allen
Like poster below says trade only happens if LBJ oks it all. Its Imo Cle would not be the first spot picked by LeBron as well in this situation
@Knick
Unless LA goes to LBJ and blatantly says “We don’t want you” then he’s not being traded anywhere. He knows he’s getting older and needs young legs to play with. He also likes shooters around him. I’m sure he’d love a lineup of
Garland/Sexton/James/ Mobley/Allen to play along with and Love etc coming off the bench.
Bron is not coming back to poison the Cavs. He is history!