The Cleveland Cavaliers are stuck staring at the panic button as the calendar year shifts from 2025 to 2026. If they want to do a makeover, one would hope that finally involves making changes to the one aspect of the team they have left untouched for multiple seasons — the core four.
Jarrett Allen consistently sticks out as the most obvious trade candidate among the bunch. Darius Garland is the other name worth monitoring, but there is more reason to believe the star point guard is a keeper for the Cavaliers.
If Cleveland does want to explore what a trade involving Allen looks like, there is some urgency to do it sooner rather than later.