The Cleveland Cavaliers have known they need a starting small forward for a long time. They keep trying to address it, drafting Dylan Windler and Isaac Okoro and trading for Caris LeVert, but so far they haven’t found the right fit. The lack of a fifth starter hurt them in their painful five-game exit in the NBA Playoffs this season, and it’s their biggest offseason problem.
There are certainly external options to find that fifth starter, but they range from expensive to impractical to insane. If they need to, the Cavs might just head into next season without a new option on the team.