This is pretty much the only CJ trade that I like. Gotta hope the Cavs do something dumb:
3-way with Sac, Cle, and Por
Sac gets IT and Shump
Cle gets CJ, George Hill, Aminu, and Davis
Por gets Love, Tristan Thompson (or JR Smith whichever they want to rid themselves of), and the Brooklyn pick
I think Hill and CJ would be a really nice compliment to each other. They are an absolute dumpster fire right now and a trade like this gets a bunch of the malcontents off their team and gives them a really solid lineup.
Starters: Hill, CJ, Crowder, LeBron, and Frye (or Thompson if they kept him instead of JR)
Bench: JR (or Frye if Thompson is still starting), Rose, Aminu, Davis, Korver, Jeff Green
That seems like a pretty nice upgrade to me. Even when LeBron leaves they’d still have Hill and CJ to build around.
The Cavs probably wouldn’t do it but it’s fun to think about. Maybe LeBron chewing out their GM will change things.