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Cavs: What Jarrett Allen’s 5-year, $100 million deal means for CLE

Jarrett Allen, Cleveland Cavaliers. Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

Jarrett Allen is far from a finished product on the offensive end of the floor it appears, but with his impact as a roller/screener, rim protector and energy player, he’s one of the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ best players.

Now, Allen cooled off a bit toward the closing stretch of this past season, somewhat because of a concussion he suffered. Even with that having been the case though, the young big man proved to be a crucial contributor for Cleveland following his trade acquisition from the Brooklyn Nets, and his chemistry with Darius Garland was on-point from the jump.