<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cavs-Ricky-Rubio-Taurean-Prince-Timberwolves.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs acquire Ricky Rubio, second-round pick from Timberwolves in exchange for Taurean Prince</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-29T15:03:15-07:00">July 29th, 3:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-29T15:17:21-07:00">July 29th, 3:17pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have joined in on the Draft Day action.<a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1420865211700027398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1420865211700027398%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcavsnation.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D63047action%3Dedit"> Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski,</a> the Cavs have acquired veteran guard Ricky Rubio and a second-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Taurean Prince:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TRADE: The Cleveland Cavaliers are acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves G Ricky Rubio, a 2022 second-round pick and cash for Taurean Prince, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1420865211700027398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is an interesting move for the Cavs, especially with Collin Sexton’s future in Cleveland in question. He’s been rumored to potentially be traded this summer.</p><p>Rubio brings a ton of experience and playmaking ability to the table for a rebuilding Cavs team. In 68 games this past season with the Timberwolves, the veteran averaged 8.6 points while dishing out 6.4 assists per night.</p><p>He’s been known throughout the course of his career to be a tremendous facilitator, which should help elevate the talent around him like Darius Garland and Sexton if he stays put. Rubio is also fresh off a 26-point performance for Spain in the Tokyo Olympics, where they took down Argentina.</p><p>As<a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cavs-wing-taurean-prince-needs-season-ending-ankle-surgery/"> for Prince</a>, he had a limited role with the Cavs due to injuries, featuring in just 29 games. However, he did average just over 10 points per game. The former Nets big man quickly reacted to the trade as well, voicing his excitement to get to work with an exciting Timberwolves team that is full of talent:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Minnesota talk to me 🗣👂🏾</p><p>— TP (@taureanprince) <a href="https://twitter.com/taureanprince/status/1420866517592334344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Cavs get another versatile offensive weapon in Rubio, and the Timberwolves receive a solid player in Prince who can be a force on both ends when healthy. A win-win for both organizations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs acquire Ricky Rubio, second-round pick from Timberwolves in exchange for Taurean Prince

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cavs-news-Taurean-Prince-needs-season-ending-ankle-surgery-Thumbnail.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cavs wing Taurean Prince needs season-ending ankle surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-22T13:53:06-07:00">April 22nd, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-22T13:55:54-07:00">April 22nd, 1:55pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers forward Taurean Prince will undergo season-ending surgery on his ankle, <a href="https://twitter.com/kelseyyrusso/status/1385320982676660228">according to Kelsey Russo of The Athletic.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Cavs</a> forward Taurean Prince is expected to undergo season-ending surgery for an ankle injury, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a>.</p><p>— Kelsey Russo (@kelseyyrusso) <a href="https://twitter.com/kelseyyrusso/status/1385320982676660228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The announcement doesn’t come as a total surprise. Prince was already dealing with ankle problems when he re-aggravated the injury in Cleveland’s loss to the Toronto Raptors on April 10. That incident seemed to jump-start his rehab process.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Cavs</a> Taurean Prince went down awkwardly and grabbed his ankle. He's shaking it off and staying in. But, remember, he's probably going to need ankle surgery in the offseason because he's been less than 100 percent for a little while.</p><p>— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1381032468480991232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Prince, in his fifth NBA season, had been a steady <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavaliers-news-darius-garland-collin-sexton-embracing-backcourt-brotherhood/">rotation piece</a> since being acquired by the Cavaliers as part of the James Harden blockbuster in January. Cleveland acquired center Jarrett Allen, too.</p><p>In 26 games for Cleveland (six starts), the 27-year old has averaged 10.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 23.7 minutes per game. He spent the first 12 games of the 2020-21 season with the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Prince is a career 40 percent shooter from beyond the arc and has made 41.5 percent of his three-point attempts with Cleveland.</p><p>He had increased his production since returning from a 10-game absence due to a shoulder injury in March. In 10 games since April 3rd, Prince was putting up 13.6 PPG on .475/.457/.864 shooting splits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs wing Taurean Prince needs season-ending ankle surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cavs-news-Jarrett-Allen-Taurean-Prince-on-whether-they-would_ve-made-trade-for-James-Harden-if-they-were-Nets-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince on whether they would’ve made trade for James Harden if they were Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-18T14:25:10-08:00">January 18th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-21T05:56:30-08:00">January 21st, 5:56am</time><address><a>Candice Evans</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The James Harden trade, as monstrous as it was, didn’t exactly leave a bitter taste, at least to Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince who are now with the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>The trade sent numerous pieces to different cities in the league. Of course, James Harden landed on the Brooklyn Nets, while Caris LeVert (now with the Pacers) and Victor Oladipo (Rockets) were swapped for each other. For their parts, Allen and Prince went to the Cavs.</p><p>Allen and Prince, though, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-compares-cleveland-to-recent-nets-team/" rel="noopener">aren’t mad about it</a>. In fact, if they were in the shoes of Nets general manager Sean Marks, they would’ve done the same thing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince even said they would’ve made the trade for James Harden had they been the Brooklyn Nets organization!</p><p>And there’s probably nobody who believes in their skillsets more than they do themselves. <a href="https://t.co/VBJd4aT4QY" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/VBJd4aT4QY</a></p><p>— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyReinhardt/status/1351279389443547137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><div class="code-block code-block-21" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"></div><p></p></figure><p>To hear this coming from Jarrett Allen means a lot, considering that the new Cavs big man was a fundamental building block in Brooklyn’s rebuild. During his time with the Nets, he <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/allenja01.html">averaged 10.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks a game</a>. While those numbers don’t jump off the state sheet, they were crucial to Brooklyn’s rise to being a playoff team. He was the perfect complement to D’Angelo Russell–covering up for the former All-Star’s defensive deficiencies. Allen manned the team’s defense last year when they were without Kevin Durant for the season and Kyrie Irving for most of the campaign and playoffs. </p><p>It’s easy to say Allen is one of the main reasons Brooklyn even became a hot destination. Still, he knows that between him and James Harden, he had to go.</p><p>New Cavs swingman Taurean Prince didn’t have the same type of value for the Nets, and he knows this. Prince has always been a realist. Just take a look at his time at Baylor, when he gave the college basketball community the best quote in the history of history.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Three years ago today, Taurean Prince broke down the art of rebounding. Classic.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/marchmadness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@marchmadness</a>)<a href="https://t.co/99q5OV2W6Z" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/99q5OV2W6Z</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1107380716390830080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 17, 2019</a></p></blockquote><div class="code-block code-block-23" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"></div><p></p></figure><p>Granted, there are still plenty of people involved in the James Harden saga who aren’t as chill about things–Harden’s former teammates John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins to name a few. </p><p>For the Cavs sake, it’s good to have two players on board who aren’t hung up on the past and are ready to get to work.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince on whether they would’ve made trade for James Harden if they were Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs: Grading the Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-13T15:55:18-08:00">January 13th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-13T15:55:18-08:00">January 13th, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Sam Penix</a>NFL, NFL Draft, and NBA writer. Pro Football Focus Analyst.Obsessed with the Cleveland Browns to an unhealthy extent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA trade deadline isn’t until late March, but the <a href="http://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cleveland-acquire-jarrett-allen-as-part-of-james-harden-blockbuster-trade/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> have already made a blockbuster trade. The Brooklyn Nets acquired superstar James Harden from the Houston Rockets (without giving up Kyrie Irving) in a massive four-team deal that included the Cavs as facilitators. Cleveland landed 22-year-old center Jarrett Allen and veteran wing Taurean Prince in a move that changes the long-term outlook of the franchise.</p><p>Here are the full terms of the trade from what we know so far:</p><p><b>BKN receives:</b> SG James Harden</p><p><b>HOU receives:</b> SG Victor Oladipo, SG Dante Exum, SF Rodions Kurucs, 2022, 2024, 2026 BKN first-round picks, 22 MIL first-round pick, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027 BKN first-round pick swaps, future second-round pick</p><p><b>IND receives:</b> SG Caris LeVert, future second-round pick</p><p><b>CLE receives:</b> C Jarrett Allen, SF Taurean Prince</p><p>For the Cavs, they give up Dante Exum, the Bucks’ 2022 first-round pick, and a future second-rounder to land Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince. Yogi Ferrell and Thon Maker will reportedly be waived to make room for the new additions.</p><p>For a while, it seemed as if that Milwaukee first-round pick might hold some decent value, but once Giannis Antetekounmpo signed his extension, that hope went out the window. The pick will almost certainly be in the late first round, and while it’s still an asset, the odds of the player selected with that pick being as good as Allen are very slim.</p><p>Now, to the players. Prince was the 12th overall pick in 2016 and spent his first three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks before being traded to Brooklyn. He is in the first year of a two-year $25.5 million contract. Prince stands 6-foot-7, 218 pounds and while he doesn’t provide much defensively, he’s a solid scorer who should be able to find success in a depth role with the Cavs. His $13 million salary next season could be traded if the Cavaliers wish to continue the cycle of taking on bad contracts for assets. Prince was included in this deal in order to make salary work, but he’s far from a bad player. Perhaps head coach J.B. Bickerstaff will be able to work some defense into him.</p><p>The centerpiece of this deal (<a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/jarrett-allen-cavs-trade/95-d09ee8cc-fb6c-47fc-a1c9-08c2969f1e75">at least for Cleveland</a>) is Allen, who will turn 23 years old in April. He’s in his fourth NBA season after being taken 22nd overall in 2017. At 6-foot-11, 243 pounds, he has great size for a big man, and it’s impossible to forget his trademark afro hairstyle. Allen is an excellent rim protector, and has the potential to develop into perhaps the NBA’s best defensive center, not because of his rim protection ability, but because of his quick feet and elite length (7-foot-6 wingspan). He has no issue switching onto smaller players on the perimeter, and more than holds his own out there.</p><p>Andre Drummond is a fine defender inside and holds the league’s top defensive rating so far this season, but he struggles to defend outside the paint. Allen does not have that limitation, and it’s why this trade is such a massive win for the Cavs. Drummond is going on 28 years old and is likely to be traded before this year’s deadline, as his $28 million expiring salary will be very attractive to teams in cap hell. Drummond has obviously had a huge role with the Cavs this season, but he’s never been a long-term piece. Allen is, and it’s a wonder he cost so little.</p><p>Allen has never averaged more than 26.7 minutes per game, which is why his numbers don’t look all that impressive: In 12 games this season, he’s putting up 11.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks while committing only 1.8 fouls. He’s shooting 68 percent from the field (over 20 percentage points higher than Drummond) and 75 percent from the free throw line. Allen also ranks 14th in defensive rating, a number that should skyrocket once he starts playing with the best defensive team in the NBA.</p><p>Once Drummond is out of the picture, whether that that happens at the trade deadline or after the season, Allen will finally be a full-time starter with the Cavs for the first time in his NBA career and based on his per-36 averages, that is something to look forward to.</p><p>Allen per 36 minutes in 2020-21: 15.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.1 blocks</p><p>What Allen does not offer right now is a refined offensive game or floor spacing. He’s almost like a significantly better version of Tristan Thompson, but with the potential to develop his scoring ability. Allen will be a restricted free agent next season, and extension talks between his camp and the team will likely begin immediately.</p><p>It’s unclear how much he’ll demand because he doesn’t have the pure stats to match up with other young players who are being paid handsomely.</p><h2><b>Final grade: A++</b></h2><p>There’s a very real chance that the long-term contract Allen plays on with the Cavs will be even more of a bargain than what the team gave up to get him, and that was highway robbery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs: Grading the Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Taurean-Prince-tests-positive-for-COVID-19-will-sit-out-NBA%E2%80%99s-restart.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Nets’ Taurean Prince tests positive for COVID-19, will sit out the NBA’s restart in Orlando</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-07T16:08:33-07:00">July 7th, 4:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-07T16:08:33-07:00">July 7th, 4:08pm</time><address><a href="https://theknickswall.com">Reid Goldsmith</a>Managing Editor, The Knicks Wall. Cornell University grad, writer and editor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets fourth-year small forward Taurean Prince tested positive for COVID-19, it was revealed early Tuesday evening, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1280633979629076485">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for the coronavirus and will sit out the NBA’s restart in Orlando, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1280633979629076485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Prince, 26, joins Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie as another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-spencer-dinwiddie-to-sit-out-restart-under-advice-from-doctors/">positive test</a> for the coronavirus, which earlier in March — around the time of the NBA’s 2019-20 season hiatus — already had infected <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/four-brooklyn-nets-players-test-positive-coronavirus-team-announces">four individuals</a> on the Atlantic Division club.</p><p>According to Wojnarowski, due to his diagnosis, Prince will not join the Nets in their planned NBA restart participation in Orlando, Florida. Dinwiddie and two other Brooklyn players, veterans center DeAndre Jordan and forward Wilson Chandler, will also sit out.</p><p>The Nets are shorthanded at the moment; in addition to the four players mentioned sitting out of the Orlando “bubble” for the Nets, injured stars point guard Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant (the latter of whom did not play at all in the 2019-20 campaign) are not competing for Brooklyn in central Florida.</p><p>The Nets, at 30-34, possess the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture at the time of the season’s suspension in March. The Nets, starting at the end of July, are scheduled to play seven teams in eight games to finish off the regular season and potentially head into the postseason (all in Orlando).</p><p>Among those teams are the East’s best Milwaukee Bucks and eighth-seed Orlando Magic (twice). With four players unable to play for the Nets, Brooklyn will likely sign four “replacement” players to take their place and fill the 15-man roster.</p><p>Prince, a 6-foot-7 forward out of Baylor, arrived in Brooklyn over the previous offseason via trade with the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent the first three seasons of his NBA tenure. 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Nets’ Taurean Prince tests positive for COVID-19, will sit out the NBA’s restart in Orlando

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Ima still get my get back 
Ain’t over with until I say it is.

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Eventually the UNMOTIVATED weed themselves out the equation…well my equation at least. &amp; I’ll never feel bad for it.

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Yesterday you said tomorrow. Get to it 💪🏾

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My kids will be taught that loyalty makes you family not blood 🎯

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If it makes you happy do it, no one else’s opinion matters.

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Ppl over use the word grind these days. That shit is a daily trait, not something you do when you feel like it. Y’all stop lying to yourself 🎯

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.5	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.7

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.5	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.7

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