BREAKING: This is a STEAL for The Cavs...

We have breaking news as Shams just posted that the Cleveland Cavaliers have made a huge Signing that is a steal for the Cavs, especially on a cheap contract He will play an immediate wing role for the Cavaliers replacing a former Cavaliers wing We're here to talk about today on Cavs digest guys. This just happened So make sure you sub to stay updated with this quick Reliable Cavaliers content always posting all the rumors and all the news and all that good stuff, of course But we'll talk about why this is a steal for the Cavaliers, let's dive straight into the news Per Shams Arania, of course I have his notifications on you're a league star Mario has zone Yeah has agreed to a one-year two point eight million dollar deal to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers Mitchell Michael tell them of Excel sports management told ESPN And I think this is an absolute steal for the Cavaliers on his contract because he is cheaper than the wing that Was originally playing the role that I think has zone Yeah is going to play for the Cavs the LeBron stopper LeBron went to Philly But guess what? We have the guy to stop him Super Mario has zone. Yeah is here, baby For those who don't know that's all I'm gonna say for those who don't know if you don't know now, you know Let me show you why this is the LeBron stopper guys There's no way Philly beats us because if you know There was a game in Madison Square Garden in 2019 where LeBron James tried scoring or 2020 tried scoring a game winner on Mario has only yet and has only a blocked him said get that weak stuff out of here in the next one the game in Madison Square Garden So the LeBron stopper has arrived in the wine and gold and which means that there is no way Philadelphia ever beats us. Sure. We were whooping them last year. Jalen Tyson had like 40 on him and we added the goat of guarding LeBron James So there's no way That this time around that we end up losing the Sixers for sure, but jokes aside, let's talk about his stats Let's talk about his comparison. As I said to an immediate wing player. So I Think has own you will play the Dean Wade role I think he'll replace Dean Wade pretty convincingly and pretty easily He's cheaper than Dean Wade and I actually think that they're very similar The only thing Dean Wade has was a little bit of size Of course, he can play the for his own You can't really play the four but Dean Wade did start the small forward sometimes the backup I think his own you has that opportunity to start but will primarily be the backup three and I think that although he's going to get the 9 10 11 minutes on the bench I think that he every time he plays is gonna be an immediate impact Even if he doesn't score that well So let's look at the last time he played in the NBA and then we'll talk about his EuroLeague performances for Manchester United I think so his own yo was primarily known for being drafted top 5 overall He was the fifth overall pick to the Orlando Magic in 2015 I believe It wasn't 15. His last season was with the Blazers in 2019 2020 where he averaged five points a game three rebounds and assist one steal point two blocks on about 17 minutes, but still playing 17 minutes and not scoring means you're playing for a reason and it's Because he was a hustle player with decent perimeter defense And if you don't know, I mean just under what he's I mean, I guess 30% from three This season was kind of bad, but let's look at his stats from his whole career he was always an Inefficient three-point shooter and he came into the league with a knockdown three-point jumper and a decent defense His end of the season his last season in Orlando and a season with New York He was actually a pretty good impact player. But of course that low shooting percentage is a little concerning for the Cavs But I think that just the way Atkinson develops three-point shooters and plays three-point shooters I don't think his three-point shooting will look like 27% like it was in New York or 30% like it was in Portland I think that it will honestly be good, especially because he's been shooting well Overseas and I'll show you his overseas stats here now But you kind of now have a general breakdown of who has on you is of course He's not a high statistical player, but he is a good good defender Like he actually is a good defender always got a steal a game Sometimes a block like he blocked LeBron for the win He plays really really hard, which is good and he's 6-6, which is a good shooting guard small for height I think that he will Replace Dean Wade and I'll talk about that in a second for why I think he's gonna replace Dean Wade But let's show you kind of his overseas stats Because we knew his own you going to claim was pretty likely he was quoted as the fallback him and comingo were like fallback options for LeBron and Getting him under getting him for two million dollars is like you can't even complain even if he doesn't play that much, right? So you can kind of see it here He's Croatian. He played for Manchester City position shooting guard. He've also played small forward average five rebounds 17.5 points one steal two assists overseas. So he's better than a lot of the overseas guys. He was really really good for them He is 31 years old Which is like whatever but which isn't that old that's like prime age of NBA there The prime is like between ages 27 31 depends on the fire, of course But his own is about kind of reaching that point where he doesn't have that Many opportunities and the Cavs and warriors where the teams would get willing to give him one and he decided to make his friend the NBA signing with the Cavs. I just it was a former fifth overall pick had a lot of potential Came into the league as a sniper and a good perimeter defender now His shooting kind of wasn't as good as we thought it would be in the NBA. It was kind of a bust So he played a little bit had some good plays in New York Portland and Orlando then decided to dominate overseas Now he's back in the NBA on the Cavaliers But I think this is a steal truly because I showed you the financial situation of the Cavs We talked about second apron team. They don't have hardener right now But when they sign him, it'll be second apron Donovan Mitchell's game paid 70 million dollars So you can't really do much with your contract situation now that you lost out on LeBron So you have to go ahead and get guys like his own yet to build up some depth And I think he does have some depth because as I said, I think he is an immediate wing replacement for Dean Wade Of course Dean Wade long extended Cavalier for a while But just to kind of compare the two statistics Throughout their career as you see five-point score for rebounds He gets more boards and he is kind of he is taller So he can play the power for his own you can't which is a little which does suck a little bit I really hope the Cavs don't try to force him at power forward Because you know the Cavs sometimes they like to just put small players in bigger positions for some reason But but nonetheless Dean Wade is with Philly with LeBron, of course So the Cavs will now have to find a perimeter defender who can hit some shots And I think that his own yeah is very equal to Dean Wade and D We was making like six million dollars as I'm just making three or two point five So you get it you get a Dean Wade for cheaper. Basically, as I said, he is smaller. So we can't play the four He's not gonna really help you on the rebounds that much He can crash the glass at 6-6 because he does hustle and he is a hard defender. Like he does play pretty Rough, which is good. He's willing to talk trash willing to laugh at LeBron, which I think is a good thing and His owners wanting to come back to the NBA gives the Cavaliers an opportunity to just add some depth for cheap Now cominga the Rosen are the last two guys that we're gonna sit here and keep our eyes on Maybe Kevin Durant. I doubt that's gonna happen But I think the Cavs are keeping their eye on Kuminga and the Rosen now So they can kind of now add a legitimate small forward power forward. I think Kuminga is probably your best bet because Kuminga Can play the power forward so the Cavs will be able to add a guy that can play the three and four while his owner the other end just plays the three and the two So what? Why I think because LeBron is gone. You have to go to your fallback options Kuminga is like Begging for 20 million dollars. There's no way the Cavs can pay Kuminga 20 million dollars There's no way now if you can do a sign and trade, but I think Atlanta is gonna be very very Subtle on what they do for sign and trades So I think that you need to add as much depth as you can for cheap I think that now you have a small forward. So you have Tyson Struess. I think is still available for trading and I guess you for shooting guards you have Merrill and other than the starters like Harden and Mitchell But now you have a guy that can just kind of swing around and you're like, hey We need like a stop and maybe a three-pointer he can come in He's not gonna get as much minutes as Dean Wade because Dean Wade started in the playoffs and also can play the power forward and get your rebounds because he's bigger and taller but I Think his own you has a reason to get minutes But that's just my opinion and I think even though he might not be a super stellar 30 minutes a game 30 points This is a 2.5 million dollar signing that just adds depth. Now. You have a player you can play He's played 15 plus minutes for many games many of the season by most of them almost all of them Probably so you have a guy that can immediately come in and play playing time. He's coming off a good season with Manchester United He's been good overseas. So he's still warm. It's not like he just has been out of basketball for years He was just out of the NBA for about four or five six years But now he's back and he's going to be in the wine and gold So go ahead and comment below what you think about this Mario has only a sign. I think it's a steal I think it's a good safe signing. I think that does suck. We miss on LeBron, of course Go check out Brock's video that he just posted today as well About the LeBron James news you're gonna get to sometimes you get to it is a day and that's what you make need to make Sure you subscribe to this channel So you can stay updated with it But let me know in the comments below what you think about his own. Yeah, definitely like this video share with your friends Comment subscribe like although totally free. I'm a plan G and thank you so much for coming on guys digest