NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Cavaliers’ PG Pursuit, Rudy Gay and Omri Casspi

As always, the first month of the NBA season has come with a relative calm on the trade market. Teams are still getting their rotations in a rhythm, even bad teams haven’t totally hit the tank button yet, and superstars haven’t yet become disgruntled (but they are a little gruntled).

Most importantly, however, we haven’t hit Dec. 15, aka the true opening of the NBA trade season. That’s the first date on the calendar players signed this offseason can be moved. While teams don’t go heaving all their major offseason signings off the wagon, the freedom of moving short-term deals and aging veterans makes those conversations easier.

Trades of impact players before Dec. 15 are the exception, not the rule. We’re also in a somewhat odd situation where there aren’t any teams actively trying to lose games at this point. The Philadelphia 76ers have moved on from “the process” and embraced The Process, the Los Angeles Lakers are suddenly spry under coach Luke Walton, and even the Brooklyn Nets play hard each night despite their competitive disadvantages.

The rumor mill is more of a trickle than a flood at this point. But there are a few names to keep an eye on who could be on the move soon after that Dec. 15 date. Here’s a look at a few notable rumors floating around.

Cavs Being Patient on the PG Front

Perhaps the most amazing feat of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 10-2 start is the fact they’ve been doing it all without a primary backup to Kyrie Irving. Matthew Dellavedova’s in Milwaukee, Mo Williams is retired, and Kay Felder is nowhere near ready.

Felder, a rookie second-round pick, has played all of 32 minutes all season. The Cavs have kept Irving’s minutes to a manageable 33.8 per night by staggering their lineups, with LeBron James getting a ton of time as the primary ball-handler with bench lineups. That’s part of the reason James is averaging a career-high 9.0 assists per night.

The league knows this is unsustainable. Eventually, the Cavs are going to need a reliable hand—even if it’s just for 10 or so minutes a night come May and June. Williams played a vital role off Cleveland’s bench last season when Dellavedova struggled, and the …

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