The Milwaukee Bucks rivals, the Cleveland Cavaliers may be looking to move off of center Jarrett Allen this offseason. According to NBA Insider Marc Stein, there are “numerous” rival teams interested in trading for the center this offseason.
Stein also reported about Jarrett Allen by saying:
“despite the whispers of frustration circulating in Cleveland surrounding Allen’s apparent reluctance to take a pain-killing injection to address a rib injury that sidelined him for the Cavaliers’ final eight playoff games.”
They will look to trade him assuming that Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell both get extended with new contracts this offseason. Mitchell also missed Game 4 and Game 5 against the Boston Celtics due to injury.
Cleveland was eliminated in the second round of the NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics in five games. The Cavaliers will be looking to make adjustments to its roster this offseason. Cleveland can very well extend Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley this offseason and build around them.
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Jarrett Allen only played in four postseason games against the Orlando Magic and missed the rest of the postseason due to a rib injury. In those four playoff games, he averaged 17.0 PPG, 13.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.0 BPG, and 1.3 SPG.
During the regular season, Jarrett Allen averaged 16.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.1 BPG, and 0.7 SPG in 77 games played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It appears as if Allen and Evan Mobley can not co-exist in the long run for the Cavaliers and neither can Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland.
Cleveland Cavaliers Jarrett Allen Would Be a Perfect Brook Lopez Replacement For the Milwaukee Bucks In the Long Run
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Allen is 26 years old and the Bucks need to get younger on the roster around Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Jarrett Allen would be an excellent place to start for Milwaukee. Lopez is 36 years old and will have one more year remaining on his contract for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jarrett Allen would provide energy for the Bucks on both ends of the floor and is more polished around the rim offensively than Lopez is at this point. There will be a lot of NBA teams that will be interested in him. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans are two other teams that could be interested in Jarrett Allen.
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Acquiring Allen may come at the price of trading away Bucks fan favorite Bobby Portis Jr., but it would help both teams out for the better. There is no doubt that the Milwaukee Bucks’ offseason will not be quiet. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ offseason will not be quiet either.