9.1.22 - JR Interview with Chris Fedor

We all learned Donovan Mitchell would be treated not to the New York Knicks, but ultimately to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Sexton and his recovering knee head out to Utah in addition to Lori Markin and in addition and this is what the Utah Jazz wanted first round picks three of them from the Cavaliers. In addition to to pick swaps that will take place over the next seven years with Cavaliers of one of the most dangerous and young lineups in the NBA right now with room to grow and room to compete.

Garland met with Mitchell and Allen and Mobley and someone with experience like Kevin love. They are on their way to talk about it right now we are being joined by Chris Vidor of 92. Three. The fan in Cleveland. You also covers everything's basketball for Cleveland.com Chris how are you mom it, I'm doing good man are you excellent thank you for taking the time to hop on your thoughts overall on the straight, especially the fact that it was pretty much sprung on all of us the right time and the right choir and it's not like the count can go into like a superstar market and pick the exact guy that they want right you can only go by what the market has offer you, so I don't know that it's an ideal stylistic fit in there something for the count that figure out with. Garland and Donovan Mitchell and ball handling responsibilities and whether that backcourt parent can work on the defensive end. But this is the type of player that they have on the roster.

This is the kind of guy that can shift the seven-game player.

This is the kind of guy that can take pressure off of Darius Garland in a way that nobody was able to do at the end of life for the Fellow. I think when you have an opportunity to get this caliber player to make this talent upgraded and the guy happens to fit your timeline and you have them control of his contract for the next couple of years.

I think it's an opportunity that the cab coming up 44 when season yards, one that they can have Donovan Mitchell under contract now with the Cleveland Cavaliers until 2026, where he will make $37 million house software you when this deal came through Chris… If we JR I know the cabs in the jazz they they had conversation definitely, and at that point in time. I'm told that the cows can walk away from those conversation thing yeah I don't think I haven't correct the price is going to be too high. Other teams are going to be able to put together a better package than but the team that everybody expected to get out of the Mitchell between best position to get Donovan Mitchell would New York Knicks decided that they were going to dawdle a little bit and in faith, thought that Utah didn't have any other promising offers that they would be willing to take in the cab, worked, and bait. They kept in contact with Utah Jazz and the two side talked about what people are going to work on six to see how many unprotected pics like all those conversation were going on it in a private way and when Kobe Altman, the president basketball operations for the cows decided to reengage with the jazz two weeks ago.

It felt like to the cab that there was a path to actually getting something done because the Knicks were going to offer everything that the jazz wanted still with the next taking the approach that they did. JR created this path to the calves jumping in and giving Utah good enough deal that they were going to sit and wait for the New York Knicks absolutely, and we saw was a place this afternoon. Chris Vidor is joining us.

92. Three. The fan in Cleveland as well cancel reporter for Cleveland.com.

You talked about that than just the mix.

The backcourt between Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell to smaller guards.

We know they are giants upfront long arms and lenders and lovers with Jared Allen and Evan Mobley Stands for the most part have to be enthusiastic about this move.

What's the ultimate vibe in the city when this took place this afternoon excitement, no doubt about it because I think the calves are now petitioned to do something that they probably weren't position to do a week ago right. I think if we are having a conversation about the calves and their feeling and the expectations for this coming season and where they fall in the Eastern conference, I think the conversation is a lot different in that conversation centered on you. How close are they to the Toronto Raptors in the Chicago Bulls and the other teams that are fighting to avoid the play in tournament right now. The conversation is how close are the calves, the Boston Celtics, the money Philadelphia 76ers Brooklyn that in the Milwaukee Bucks and it's a legitimate conversation for them to have. It's not outlandish to think that they can avoid the play internment. It's not outlandish to think that the feeling of this team in the regular season is a top four seed in the Eastern conference and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. This is the kind of player talent that they were missing that I think raises their feeling when it comes to what they can accomplish both in the regular-season but also once they get into the postseason because JR if you think about it last year. The calves got to the play internment after 44 when season and I played against the net and the Hawks in both those teams just through everything that they could at various Garland because it we got to slow him down.

And if we slow him down. The calves are going to be a completely different team and authentically they're going to pop down the captain have enough playmaking and they didn't have enough shock creation and they didn't have enough scoring to take that burden off of.

Now they have somebody and Donovan Mitchell where those two guys are playing together at the same time, but in most cases they are each going to be the top name on the opposing scouting report they can't anymore because they're sharing the court together and it allows the calves to do some different things all offensively, they simply couldn't do last year because they didn't have the personnel could do that.

Chris Vidor is he with us representing for Cleveland.com and 92.

Three. The fan this is a squad and in Cleveland Cavaliers. In general it seems that we haven't seen in the playoffs the legitimate playoffs since Lebron James since they they lost in the finals for every name that you just mentioned between Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell figuring it out.

Evan Mobley. He may also it's expected for him to advance over the next years few years into being one of the best frontcourt players in the league. He might end up being the best player on the squad. It's one thing to get to the playoffs. What you feel are the realistic expectations for the calves to grow with this young roster and ultimately compete for title. The thing about it JR because of the way the roster is constructed and therefore most important and best players are all 25 years old or under that mean that they don't have to be for this year championship about right.

They don't have to have these high expectations, like the Milwaukee Bucks or the Golden State Warriors because eventually they're going to get in the luxury tax L or eventually they're going to have to break things up that they have going here are eventually one of these guys is going to hit free agency and they're not going to be able to dictate they're not in that kind of situation on the road you don't.

Donovan Mitchell is going to have a decision to make him whether he wants to stay with the cab whether the organization good enough, or whether he is starry eyes for a bigger market or something along those line immediately, not only through the calves become better but you feel like the contention window. This organization is going to be about 3 to 4 years, maybe even longer than that. So, yet the expectations are much higher and they have to be when you acquire a player like this and you give up everything that the calves gave up in order to get it done, but it doesn't have to be only for this year. Not any they can still in a way grow this thing organically and hope for internal improvements from some of their young guys like you mentioned beyond Evan Mobley and Eliza Coro Darius Garland Jared Allen all those guys can continue to get better alongside one another and I think that makes for what you think is going to be like the next half decade or something like that for the calves that I agree with you JR, I think there's no doubt about it that Evan Mobley has the ability to be the best of all these guys that were talking about when it comes to the calves hiding Evan Mobley has the ability of the next 3 to 5 years to be a top five player in the game. That's how good you can be that unique years and that's how impactful he is at both ends of the floor full Chris you certainly know about everything going on in Cleveland. This has been a a busy. This is been a busy summer for Cleveland. Cleveland supports the, the, the optimism I guess in the long range between both the Browns and the calves has to be a collectively probably the highest point that it's been in a very very long time. What's the temperature in the city right now for the sport seem especially ultimately we know whenever DeShawn returns and I think you can throw the guardians and there as well as the copying in the AL Central right now in a team that has exceeded expectations on the baseball diamond.

It's rare that you have on three themes in a major sports city where there are legitimate expectations of playoffs and even beyond that is not unrealistic either. In all, fandom is what it is you're going to say the Browns are Super Bowl contenders in the calves are NBA finals contenders in the guardians to go to the World Series because that help fans are but I mean if you look at the future of both the themes in the present of both these teams and then you toss in the guardians as well. I can't remember a time JR where you had all three teams in the city with those kinds of expectation and that kind of helmet level.

It really, really exciting time for the city of Cleveland. There's no doubt about that and the other thing on top of everything is all of these teams are building through the draft is young team that fans can grow along with it.

It's not like rent rent a team or by a championship or something along those lines. You feel like these players that are cured become players that are so important are going to be here for a number of years and you can buy the Jersey right you can buy the season tickets and not have to worry about whoever it is bolting. It's a Lebron estate his ass in Los Angeles in a new contract. Who needs Lebron Wendy's 43. Nobody let him let him stay in Los Angeles don't come back home. I will pray about JR if there is one hole that the calves have been. This is not a perfect thing right. This is not Milwaukee did not fall within the scope of work to do with this roster. One all that they do have happens to be the one that back.

I am Los Angeles occupied just so you give us give us three years and Lebron and his son and in the next one will join the calves and what would a story that will be hesitant to write a book in my career and be a hell of a way to go out. Chris I appreciate you for taking the time to hop on representing 92. Three. The fan all our listeners in Cleveland as well as Cleveland.com working people keep up with you and follow you down in Cleveland.com five calves that were all my stories appear on the website and check me out on twitter to pick up at a bunch of stuff on twitter just my name at crispy ninth-inning appreciate you. Thank you Chris so much for taking the time to join us.

Certainly Cleveland sports is been at the forefront. This year there's been a lot of conversations in the NBA people will not be able to avoid that the Cavaliers is part of the combo and as he mentioned, yes, even the guardians kind of moving in here over the next month. They are going to be a team that just rolls over and goes away, and Solana optimism in Cleveland right now and thank you so much that you Chris for joining us here