Cavaliers blood exchange! Three generals may leave the team, and the 64-win team is facing disintegration

On June 10, well-known reporter Matt Moore revealed that the Cavaliers' bench is about to usher in drastic changes - Carris LeVer, Sam Merrill and Dean Wade, may bid farewell to Cleveland collectively next season.

The three substitutes may leave the team together

Moore clearly pointed out: "Multiple news shows that the Cavaliers' bench will usher in huge changes, and Dean Wade, Sam Merrill and Carris LeVer will no longer stay in the team." Among them, LeVerill and Merrill will become complete free agents this summer, and the Cavaliers' willingness to renew their contract is doubtful. What's more striking is that Dean Wade, who is still in the contract period, has been confirmed to be executed next season's $6.62 million contract, but Moore revealed that the forward player is very likely to be placed on the trading shelves by the Cavaliers. The salary explosion has forced the management to face severe salary pressure this summer, and the root cause is the leap performance of star inside Evan Mobley. Awarded the best defensive player of the season, he successfully triggered the reward clause in the rookie contract renewal, greatly increasing the salary share in the first year of the contract from 25% of the salary cap to 30%. The consequences of this leap are serious: the Cavaliers expect their team salary to soar to an astonishing $219 million in the 2025-26 season, surely surpassing the strict "second tyrant line". Huge financial pressure forces management to streamline the lineup, and Wade, who has moderate salary and transaction value, naturally becomes a potential victim.

The brilliant record cannot cover the playoffs' shortcomings

The Cavaliers' regular season performance this season is perfect, winning 64 games, ranking first in the league in scoring and offensive efficiency, and coach JB Bickstaff was also awarded the Best Coach of the Year. The first round of the playoffs swept the Heat and was even more imposing. However, the seemingly bright road to championship competition was a wake-up call in the second round and was quickly eliminated in just five games. The lineup shortcomings and depth problems exposed in the second round have become the direct fuse to promote this change. The offseason storm has reached the

Calligraphy signal of action from the Cavaliers management has long been released. According to ESPN's top reporter Brian Vinhorst, the Cavaliers are "actively participating in transaction negotiations." The potential departure of role players such as Wade is likely to be the beginning of the Cavaliers' offseason lineup restructuring storm. How to maintain competitiveness in the financial cage and solve the stubborn problems exposed in the playoffs will test the operational wisdom of management. The luxurious team that won 64 wins last season is now at the intersection of understanding.