Cleveland Cavaliers star still on NBA trade block despite signing extension
The Cleveland Cavaliers entered this summer with the likes of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen potentially on the trade block.
Since then, front office head Koby Altman and Co. have done a lot of work. Mitchell was handed a max contract extensoin. Garland was taken off the NBA trade block. Most recently, Allen inked a three-year, $91 million extension with the Cavs.
This seemed to suggest that the All-Star big man would be sticking in Cleveland over the long haul. But that’s seemingly just on the surface.
Allen, 26, needed to sign said extension before August 6 in order to be eligible to be dealt ahead of the in-season NBA trade deadline, which comes February 6. NBA rules prohibit players from being traded over a six-month span after signing an extension.
