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Which players deserved investigation for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ problems in 2022-23?

Sep 3, 2022

Sep 3, 2022 — Koby Altman

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Donovan Mitchell. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

CLE on 2022-09-03: the listed basketball needs were creation, passing, event creation. 1 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

Public market context only; no team linklisted needs: creation · passing · event creation1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Bojan Bogdanoviccap charge $19.6M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
shooting · interior finishing · rim pressure
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Bojan Bogdanovic: Bojan Bogdanovic was on the public trade market, but no source linked CLE to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $19,550,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $19.6MTeam position proxy: Tax to first apron proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $19.4MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $14.6MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $15.6M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 0.5 per 100 (O 0.9 / D -0.4) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.