The Cleveland Cavaliers' roster seems pretty fine as is right now, as the Cavaliers have surged to the best record in basketball over the first month-and-a-half of the season.
Not every trade in the NBA has to be a blockbuster deal. Even small and under-the-radar moves can take a team over the hump from being a playoff team to a final contender.
The 26-year-old has been a valuable reserve for New Orleans over the past three seasons and finished sixth in this year’s Sixth Man of the Year balloting after averaging 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 56 games.
The New Orleans Pelicans officially added Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a standard contract today. On a two-way deal with New Orleans, Robinson-Earl signed a two-year contract with the Pelicans, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The New Orleans Pelicans have consistently been in the playoff picture this season. The team is healthy and in the race for a top six finish in the Western Conference and thus avoiding the play-in tournament.
Whether talking about The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, Naismith, Wooden, or any other such awards, it's not too early to showcase those in the hunt to be called the best in American -- men or women.