Cleveland Cavaliers rumors: Cavs could have cap room in 2016

Nov 9, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (2) is consoled by power forward Tristan Thompson (13) and shooting guard Dion Waiters (3) after missing a shot at the end of regulation against the Philadelphia 76ers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Since adding LeBron James and Kevin Love, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made a few other moves. They have agreed to deals with two of James’ former teammates, Mike Miller and James Jones and signed Dallas Mavericks’ free agent forward Shawn Marion. The Cavaliers may still have another move in them before the regular season begins and they could be huge players in free agency in 2016.

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Although he admits it is unlikely, Zach Lowe of Grantland explains how the Cavaliers could have big cap room in 2016.

"Cleveland has three max players on its roster, but if the cap rises fast enough, it could actually have some flexibility in the summer of 2016 — right in time for the anticipated mega-leap.The degree of flexibility is hard to pinpoint, since both Love and James could cycle on one-year deals before striking long-term max contracts the moment the cap makes its biggest jump.5 The timing would make a giant difference, worth several million dollars (at least) every season. If either Love or James locks in an early long-term max with annual raises that don’t keep pace with the jumping cap, the Cavs could work their way to actual cap space in that summer — an unprecedented thing for a superteam.That is unlikely, and it would require letting both Thompson and Dion Waiters walk."

The Cavaliers likely won’t let either player walk – if they decided to get rid of either Thompson or Waiters, it would probably come in a trade. Plus, letting talents like that is very risky, especially because both players are still so young.

Instead, they’ll probably continue to add veterans while trying to stay under the tax in the next few years.

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