Live Thread: Cavs @ Nets

Happy Monday, Cavs fans! The Cavs play only their second game of this 12 day stretch tonight with a stop in Brooklyn to face the Umlaut-less Nets. Dennis Schröder was traded to the Warriors this last weekend for three second round draft picks and De’Anthony Melton. Not bad for a guy the Nets grabbed off the free agent pool. The short-handed nets will also be without Ziaire Williams, Reece Beekman, Bojan Bogdanovich, and Cam Thomas.

Cleveland is getting some bodies back in the form of Evan Mobley listed as probable, while CPJ is questionable, and Jalen Tyson is out with the bug everyone’s been getting. Max Strus and Emoni Bates remain out as well. Expect the Cavs to cruise in this one with some lapses in focus coming up to bite them – but (and this is a Kyle Lowry sized “but”), the Nets are the kind of lanky wing heavy team that gives Cleveland trouble, so Mobley and Wade being healthy will be key. Hopefully the Cavs get a nice tune-up while waiting to take on a pooped Bucks squad on Friday. Go Cavs!