5 players the Cavaliers should target to replace Kevin Love

3. Steve Novak

Gone are the days of Steve Novak being an integral part of an NBA team. Those brief glimpses of greatness with the New York Knicks are a distant memory at this point. So much so that the the Milwaukee Bucks let the veteran forward go at the beginning of February. Now a free agent and looking for work for the remainder of the 2016-17 season, the Cavaliers would be an interesting fit for the veteran.

For starters, the fact that Novak is a veteran that’s been around the block should be viewed as something valuable in this particular situation. When you look at how players like Richard Jefferson have joined the roster and made an impact, it’s clear that LeBron James and company enjoy having those types of presences around in the locker room and on the court. Those are the players that aren’t going to ruffle feathers and are going to slot in, take the minutes they’re given, and do their job day-in and day-out.

As far as what it would look like on the court, the obvious value of Novak as a player is simply what he gives the Cavaliers as a 3-point shooter. The forward never offered terribly much else even in his best years, but that’s about all he has at this point in his career. With that said, if you increase the minutes of Channing Frye and Tristan Thompson in Cleveland to then bring Novak off the bench for spot minutes as a shooter, the Cavs could do much worse than a likely dirt-cheap deal with Novak.