The Cleveland Cavaliers have been busy this offseason. After a second-round exit in the 2024 NBA Playoffs where they lost to Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics, the Cavs fired JB Bickerstaff and later had his role inherited by Kenny Atkinson. And they also successfully agreed with Donovan Mitchell for a new extension deal.
With Atkinson as the Cavs’ new head coach, he reunites with his former Brooklyn Nets player, Jarrett Allen, who’s said to be generating significant trade interest.
Kenny Atkinson doesn’t want the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade Jarrett Allen
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Atkinson, however, doesn’t want Allen to leave Cleveland, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN (h/t Evan Sidery of Forbes Sports):
Jarrett Allen is receiving strong trade interest from other teams, but Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t want to move him, per @WindhorstESPN on @ESPNCleveland. Cleveland appears poised to go into next season maintaining their frontcourt duo of Evan Mobley and Allen.
Although he was not able to play for the Cavs in the Celtics series because of a rib injury, Allen remains viewed as an important player for Cleveland. His rebounding and rim protection are valuable to the team and his frontcourt tandem with Evan Mobley is among the most promising in the league. Allen was likely among the top reasons why Atkinson desired to become the Cavs’ head coach, as he knows what Allen is capable of doing on the court.
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Allen has two more years remaining on his current deal, so talks about an extension with the Cavs could get louder soon, but for now, the Cavaliers are keeping him and expect him to deliver the goods in the 2024-25 NBA season.
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