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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been urged to trade for a sharpshooter to build out their roster depth prior to what it hopes will be its first championship season in a decade.
After seeing their East-best 64-18 run in 2024-25 fizzle out during the second round of the playoffs this past spring, a resilient Cleveland opted not to do much in the offseason.
The Cavaliers let sixth man guard Ty Jerome walk in free agency, replacing him with 3-and-D point guard Lonzo Ball in a one-for-one trade that saw them ditching little-used wing Isaac Okoro.
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Otherwise, Cleveland will be relatively the same squad that it was last season, albeit in an Eastern Conference that has been decimated by Achilles tendon tears to its All-Stars.
But might it benefit the Cavaliers to consider further moves?
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report suggests Cleveland makes tweaks to address a perimeter issue.
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With small forward Max Strus recovering from a broken foot, Swartz proposes the Cavaliers make a deal to acquire 6-foot-7 small forward Corey Kispert.
The 26-year-old Gonzaga product is poised to kick off the first season of a four-year, $54 million contract extension he inked with Washington in 2024.
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In 61 healthy bouts for the Wizards last year, Kispert notched averages of 11.6 points on .451/.364/.852 shooting splits, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per.
Across the first four seasons of his career, Kispert is a 38.2 percent long range sniper, on 5.4 long range takes.
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