Cavaliers Trade Rumors: Cleveland should avoid Terrance Ross at all costs
By Chad Porto
New Cleveland Cavaliers Trade Rumors have Terrance Ross on the radar.
The Cavs have been linked to a few players as the trade deadline approaches. Some of the names include Pacers G/F Caris LeVert, the Rockets guard Eric Gordon, and Kings guard Buddy Hield. Two of those names, LeVert and Hield could be ok to add depending on what is given up in compensation. A trade seems likely, but one new trade rumor has the Cleveland Cavaliers looking at a player who would be an absolute disaster for them. That player is Terrance Ross.
This latest Cavs trade rumor comes from respected industry name, Sam Amico.
The Cavs need play-making and shooting for their bench unit; without sacrificing the defense. Right now the team seems to be pretty well built but a new addition, namely a guard who can help stretch the court and handle play-making responsibilities would be helpful.
That’s not who Ross is.
Terrence Ross is a bad fit for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Ross is a forward for the Orlando Magic and is currently shooting some pretty awful splits. He’s only hitting 40% from the field, just 31% from three-point, and 87% from the free-throw line. He has a defensive RAPTOR score of -3.8 and is overall just a poor fit for the Cavs.
Not only is he not a good enough player to warrant giving up key pieces for, or even draft picks, but he’s got another year on his bloated contract. The Cavs can’t afford to lock themselves into a $12 million player who struggles to play defense and whose three-point shooting isn’t a marketed improvement from anything the Cavaliers already have.
This feels like a trade idea for the sake of a trade idea and doesn’t actively improve the team in any meaningful, or tangential way. Made worse is that the rumor also claims Magic teammate Gary Harris is on the radar as well. Harris is in the final year of his deal but is also shooting poorly from three.
Either trade would for the Cavs to put in a name like Ricky Rubio, which would be a bad idea, considering he’s a better option than both men, and the team should be prioritizing re-signing him despite his season-ending ACL injury.