NBA Free Agency: Cavaliers' Caris LeVert Fit For Spurs?

The Cleveland Cavaliers' season is over and Caris LeVert is expected to be a free agent.

Jeremy Brener | Apr 27, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of cards they can play during free agency this summer.

With the third-most cap space in the league, only the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers have more wiggle room to operate with.

While the Spurs can't offer an immediate winning situation to free agents, they can offer money. And even though the Spurs are rebuilding, San Antonio can sign free agents to eventually become trade assets. Among those potential players could be Cleveland Cavaliers wing Caris LeVert.

LeVert, who turns 29 this offseason, averaged 12.1 points per game for the Cavs this season, his lowest mark since his second NBA campaign. He took a backseat this season with the arrival of Donovan Mitchell and was primarily used off the bench.

Should he come to San Antonio, there's a decent opportunity for LeVert to see the court a little more as a starter, at least in the beginning of the season. Then, if the price is right, the Spurs could trade LeVert in order to accrue more future capital.

In recent years, San Antonio has completed this blueprint with players like Josh Richardson and Thaddeus Young. This has also been an option for players like Doug McDermott and Gorgui Dieng, but in their cases, each player has been a positive to have in the locker room. So in the absolute worst case scenario, the Spurs get a veteran voice who can help develop some of the team's younger players towards becoming the pieces necessary for a contending puzzle.

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Published Apr 27, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.