The Cleveland Cavaliers spent the first half of the 2023-24 NBA season cementing their place among the Eastern Conference's second tier.
With a clean bill of health and a productive trade deadline, though, this squad has a non-zero chance of cracking that elite tier by season's end.
Cleveland should be careful, though, as paying up for the wrong player could not only knock this roster off-balance, it might also make it trickier to broker future trades. The following three players in particular should be kept off the shopping list.
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The Cavaliers could be in the big-man market after losing Tristan Thompson to a 25-game suspension for violating the league's anti-drug program.