The Cleveland Cavaliers, possessors of no player another team is fighting to acquire, could go another route to sweeten the deal for opposing execs. With Anderson Varejao‘s $9.6 million trade exception still available from last year’s trade that sent Varejao to Portland, the Cavs could accept an overpaid player from an opposing squad.
Looking around the league, there are just a few players who may not be living up to their contract and have a tradeable point guard on the team that the Cavs can use (if they’re not the point guard themselves). Monta Ellis, Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic, Tyreke Evans and Omer Asik are all players whose play, or lack of play, doesn’t match the value of their contracts.