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10 Players the Cleveland Cavaliers Could Trade for by the Trade Deadline

Published by
Brad Sullivan

6. Markieff Morris, PF, Phoenix Suns

During the Tristan Thompson contract stalemate, Morris was seen by some as a potential fallback option. However, on and off-the-court troubles this season have resulted in many teams shying away from acquiring him.

Given the attention to detail that David Griffin has given to forming the right chemistry in constructing this roster, it seems more than unlikely that someone who could potentially blow that up by complaining about playing time, etc. is on his target list. While his potential production would ordinarily put him at the top of this list, his volatile personality drops him into the middle portion of this list.


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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

Published by
Brad Sullivan

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