The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready for the Kevin Love trade and now the team may look at adding more free agents, as they have reportedly agreed with Shawn Marion and names like Ray Allen, Elton Brand, Chris Singleton and Ramon Sessions could be potential targets to join up with LeBron James and his crew to try and win a championship with the Cavs.
According to ESPN.com, the Cavaliers and Marion have agreed on a contract and that likely will be for the minimum and it comes after he was pursued heavily by the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers went after Marion and wanted to sign him to replace Paul George after his injury, but he opted to go to the Cavs instead. Marion is looking to win a championship and that would be in his opinion the best place to do it with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
ESPN.com also reports that the Cavaliers are looking at trying to sign Ray Allen to a deal and it is looking like he will not retire. Allen wants to win a championship as well and he has confirmed that he is not retiring, but he has not decided on a team yet either. Allen would be a nice addition along with James Jones and Mike Miller, as the Cavs have a solid mix of veterans and young players with Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters as well.
There are other names on the market like Ramon Sessions, Elton Brand and Chris Singleton and those players likely would not cost much either. Singleton was a target for the Indiana Pacers and they are still trying to find a solid way to replace Paul George in the lineup and one of the free agents could be the way to do it.
The Cavaliers are easily the favorites in the east now, but it will be a much tougher conference than in the past, as the Bulls are better and so are the Wizards, Heat and Raptors. The Heat are not better than they were last season since they don't have LeBron, but their overall team is better, as they have added tons to the bench and signing Luol Deng was also a huge move. The team now has the chance to compete and it would be intense if the Cavaliers and Miami played for the east finals.
The Cavs and the Heat will have a mini rivalry going because of James, but everyone is trying to do the same thing. James is ready to try and bring one home and adding Marion and Allen would be huge as he tries to do that.
