\n\t\t\tMay 30th 2025 at 7:52am CST by Luke Adams \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
While it would be a no-brainer for the Cavaliers to re-sign Ty Jerome<\/a> if their cap situation allowed for it, he may be a luxury the team can\u2019t afford, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron<\/a> (Substack link). Previewing Cleveland\u2019s major offseason decisions, Gozlan notes that the club likely didn\u2019t expect Jerome to break out to the extent he did in 2024\/25 and probably can\u2019t realistically pay him mid-level money while also carrying two other guards on maximum-salary contracts.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in his preview, Gozlan outlines why re-signing free agent sharpshooter Sam Merrill<\/a> will also be difficult and suggests that Isaac Okoro<\/a> looks like the Cavaliers\u2019 most expendable player earning an eight-figure salary if the front office wants to shed some salary.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s more from around the Central Division;<\/p>\n The Cavaliers brought in Alabama big man Clifford Omoruyi<\/a> for a pre-draft workout earlier this week, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (Twitter link<\/a>). Omoruyi, who ranks 80th on ESPN\u2019s big board of 2025 draft prospects<\/a>, could be a target for the Cavs at No. 49, at No. 58, or as an undrafted free agent.
\nWith Boston believed to be looking to shed salary this offseason, Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press<\/a> (subscription required) explores whether the Pistons might make a good trade partner for the Celtics. Sankofa\u2019s proposals include a hypothetical deal for Derrick White<\/a>, one for Jrue Holiday<\/a>, and one that would swap the No. 37 overall pick for Sam Hauser<\/a>.
\nPistons forward Ron Holland<\/a> didn\u2019t make an All-Rookie team in 2024\/25, but few first-year players had more significant roles on playoff teams, according to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com<\/a>, who looks back on Holland\u2019s rookie year and considers what\u2019s next for the No. 5 overall pick. As Langlois details, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff likes the defensive impact Holland and Ausar Thompson<\/a> can make when they play together, but Holland may need to improve his three-point shot for that combination to work offensively.
\nIn his latest mailbag, Eric Nehm of The Athletic<\/a> fields a series of Bucks-related questions on the team\u2019s potential \u201cgap year,\u201d the disabled player exception that might be available due to Damian Lillard<\/a>\u2018s Achilles injury, and Brook Lopez<\/a>\u2018s upcoming free agency, among other topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 30th 2025 at 7:52am CST by Luke Adams While it would be a no-brainer for the Cavaliers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3772],"tags":[1026,7,306,305,193,3846,13541,3891,6,9002,1166,1201],"class_list":{"0":"post-66051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-cavaliers","8":"tag-ausar-thompson","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-cavaliers","11":"tag-cleveland","12":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","13":"tag-clevelandcavaliers","14":"tag-clifford-omoruyi","15":"tag-isaac-okoro","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-ron-holland","18":"tag-sam-merrill","19":"tag-ty-jerome"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114597023387961056","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}