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Best Potential 2016-17 NBA Trade-Deadline Targets for Cleveland Cavaliers

With the NBA trade deadline merely weeks away, even the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers should be looking to upgrade their roster.

Given the sudden retirement of Mo Williams before the start of the season, loss of Chris Andersen to a torn ACL and the possibility of not regaining J.R. Smith from thumb surgery until April means the Cavs have a few areas in need of insurance.

The problem? Cleveland's asset cupboard is essentially bare, given what they've sacrificed to get the roster to the point it currently stands. The Cavs can't trade a first-round pick until 2020, and already have their 2017 and 2018 second-round picks heading out as well.