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This is probably the wrong thread for this post, but I guess it can be moved if necessary...
Front office feels like Gilbert is in an all-out pissing contest with LeBron. If LeBron wants the Cavs to give up franchise pieces he should commit long-term. If LeBron doesn't commit long-term, Gilbert will continue to focus on long-term health while knowing, unless LeBron tanks next season, the Cavs can make the finals. At that point....who knows? Maybe we steal a title.
As it is today though, Gilbert is structuring all moves on long-term growth. He's already in "how do we surround Kyrie and Love" mode....
So Shumpert will be dealt soon...for short term, non guaranteed deals, and those will be then used in FA next year, or to be dealt for a guy with long-term player control.
And the parting of ways between Gilbert and Griffin should be obvious to all now even though I already stated it. Griffin was willing to move Love for a short-term contract and Gilbert nixed it....Griffin would not be tied to our current roster knowing we will likely lose...he wanted to make a deal that fixed our issues in a "short-term" lens. Gilbert wanted nothing to do with it if it meant LeBron and any incoming assets could leave before our "team controlled assets" could leave....
This actually makes sense on why Griff is gone. He said on a podcast (can't remember which one), that his mentality it to go all in and use up every asset available to win because you don't know when you have another chance as a GM. Ill side with Gilbert on this one, we need a more long term approach to this team with or without LeBron. We were going down the road to having no assets in the near future.
The best way to get LeBron to resign next year and Kyrie the year after is to have the assets to make moves. If we are left in cap hell and the only moves are the mini-mle and vets mininium players, we won't look too attractive to our Big 3.