5. Low-Risk/High-Reward
If you are of the opinion that the Cavs currently are not in position to win a championship, then naturally there are only two things that can change between now and June: the team, as it is constructed, starts playing better or the team acquires better players.
It’s clear that it’s far from a guarantee Oden would be an impact player if he joined the Cavs. His entire career has been a let-down compared to his potential.
But that potential is still intriguing. Couple that with the fact that if he was surrounded by the likes of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, plus two talented players, J.R. Smith and Tristan Thompson, plus some valuable bench pieces, Matthew Dellavedova, Iman Shumpert, and Richard Jefferson to name a few, Oden would not be relied upon to be a main guy.
If he could be effective off the bench, grab some rebounds, protect the rim, block some shots (like he did with an average of 2.0 blocks per game in China,) it would be a nice addition to the Cavaliers’ rotation. It’s a classic example of low-risk/high-reward. And if a risk like that pays off, it gives the Cavs more flexibility to use the rest of their expendable pieces for targeting someone that they could only acquire through a trade.
CLE_CAVS_Hunter
February 15, 2016 at 9:26 pm
you sir have lost your damn mind