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- Report: Larry Nance Jr. considered to be ‘name to watch’ in trade market
- Report: 76ers wanted ‘every young player’ Cavs value and 1st-round picks in Ben Simmons trade talks
- Report: Cavs may be trying to acquire another top-10 pick in 2021 NBA Draft
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- Anonymous GM believes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is not on same level as Jalen Green or Evan Mobley
- Report: Cavs won’t give up No. 3 pick for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and No. 6 pick from Thunder
- Report: Cavs ‘determined’ to trade Kevin Love, might have to attach contract to Collin Sexton deal
- Report: Oklahoma City Thunder a potential landing spot for Collin Sexton
Report: Koby Altman Has Been Driving Force Behind Creating 2nd NBA Bubble
- Updated: July 19, 2020
A new report indicates that Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has been a key part of the effort to create a second NBA bubble for the eight teams that won’t be resuming their 2019-20 seasons in Orlando, Fla. later this month.
Jason Lloyd of The Athletic indicated that Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is reportedly exerting pressure on the team to improve after two weak years. That might explain Altman’s central role in trying to get his team back on the court.
“Koby Altman, according to sources, has been one of the driving forces behind the NBA creating something for the Delete Eight, the eight teams left out of the NBA’s return-to-play bubble in Florida,” Lloyd wrote. “The league is making progress toward a sort of Summer League for those eight teams in Chicago this fall.”
It seems fairly unlikely that veterans on the roster would enter the NBA’s second bubble if it ends up being created. That means that the Cavs’ young core would gain valuable on-court experience.
That development aspect is especially important this season, since the Cavaliers have been shut down since the NBA halted its season on March 11.
The 22 teams that will compete in Orlando, Fla. will be able to get back on the court, something that has put the eight excluded teams at a developmental disadvantage.
Altman’s push is surely angled at allowing Cavs players like Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, Kevin Porter Jr. and Dylan Windler the opportunity to get back on the competitive court and avoid a lengthy layover.
Prior to the shutdown of play, the Cavaliers had shown some signs of improvement under new Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. The hope is that getting this valuable development period will allow that progress to continue.
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