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Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, September 26 · 2 d ago

Cavaliers Notes: Altman, Watson, Atkinson, Proctor, Hezonja

Reported by Joe ReedyRead the original report ↗

LeBron James’ decision to sign with Philadelphia prevented Koby Altman from landing his top offseason target, but the Cavaliers’ president of basketball operations believes he still has a team that can compete for a title, writes Joe Reedy of The Associated Press. Speaking at a news conference Friday, Altman said the organization had a productive […]

Confidence
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Corroboration+162 other reporters on the same player within 7 days
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Who it involves
LeBron James
LeBron James
76ers · F · 20.9 pts · 6.1 reb · 7.2 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.88M · next season $4.07M
Cleveland Cavaliers
$209.0M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
LeBron James → Cavaliers
Send out at least $1.81M
The Cavaliers are in the tax, so to take on $3.88M they need to send out $1.81M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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