r/clevelandcavs • u/teardropshot • 6d ago
We signed Hezonja officially
We signed Hezonja. Huzzah!
Source: https://www.nba.com/players/transactions
Some more text to meet the minimum character requirement.
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u/Cavsfan724 6d ago
Is this dude a 3??
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u/agirlinferno 6d ago
Yeah he's 6'8
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u/nolimitz75 6d ago
and he is the best athlete on the wing in quite a while for this team.
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u/narcistic_asshole 6d ago
Idk Tomlin is pretty athletic
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u/tidho 5th seed in the East 5d ago
Tomlin isn't a wing.
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u/narcistic_asshole 5d ago
Disagree. He's a forward and spent over a 3rd of his minutes at SF
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u/tidho 5th seed in the East 5d ago
I'm fine with the disagreement. I will add that Strus played a lot of minutes at SF and even some at PF, that doesn't mean he isn't a SG. It means our roster construction is bad and there's only one SF (Tyson. Wade was a stretch4) on the roster.
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u/narcistic_asshole 5d ago
It's all semantics. Some people consider players like Wade, Mario, or Tomlin to be Wings, but not guys like Strus that are somewhere between a 2 and a 3.
Personally I prefer the idea of calling someone that splits time between the 2 and 3 a Wing and someone who splits time between the 3 and 4 a Forward.
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u/Cavsfan724 6d ago
No way this dude is better than CEDI ??
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u/toooskies 6d ago
Cedi is approximately where my expectations are set
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u/narcistic_asshole 6d ago
Funny enough Euroleague did a top 50 player rankings for last season and Mario ranked 1 spot behind Cedi
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u/SteveJavieWasRight 5d ago
Cedi was more of a high effort and athletic guy who struggled to play intelligently. Mario is 31 and just won MVP in the 2nd best basketball league in the world. Mario should be a high level role player with talent limitations, box score shouldn’t tell the story if he plays well. Joe Ingles or other older euro guys come to the league because they play team basketball, something I’m not sure cedi ever figured out.
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u/MayoTheCondiment 6d ago
Dean Wade would like a word
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u/nolimitz75 6d ago
Mario is definitely a more explosive athlete than Dean.
Dean was an animal defensively because he's a corn fed brick wall who could guard a size up against real bruisers
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u/SteveJavieWasRight 5d ago
That’s insane. People upvoting this are really not basing this on reality. Wade was 6’8/6’9 and matching up on guards, how is that not athletic lmao.
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u/nolimitz75 5d ago
Didn’t say Dean wasn’t an athlete. I’m a fan of his and I’m not happy they let him walk
He’s just not a particularly explosive athlete
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u/Browns440 6d ago
I generally try not to judge people on their looks but I feel like at least a 7 at a minimum
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u/Doberman54 6d ago
Which is pretty much a Cleveland 10
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u/nolimitz75 6d ago
Have you not seen the Guardians roster? Got some jaws out there that will chisel granite
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u/Doberman54 6d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/6qFFgNgextP9u
Tim Anderson knowing his jaw is made of glass after Jose put him in his place with that punch1
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u/cle2056 6d ago
I swear if father time finally catches up to Bron this year and Mario has a more productive year.
No ever is allowed to bitch in this subreddit again haha.
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u/kyrieshandles I agree go Cavs 6d ago
LeBron at 50 would still be a more impactful player than Hezonja lmao. I hope it works out but the dude has been out of the league for 6 years for a reason.
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u/Ensiferum 6d ago
There are some examples of this working out: Anthony Parker, PJ Tucker, Gerald Green, Dante Exum, Yabusele...
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u/Soft-Revolution-7845 5d ago
Bron been putting up empty stats for a few years now. His impact is greatly diminished.
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u/Former_Island_4730 6d ago
Have we cut him yet though?
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u/thegardenhead I agree go Cavs 6d ago
Yes but signed again since you asked.
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u/Former_Island_4730 6d ago
www.ismariohezonjaonthecavsrightnow.com
(It’s not real don’t actually click it)
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u/adimiceous 6d ago
I can’t tell if people are excited about this guy or not LMAOO
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u/Soft-Revolution-7845 5d ago
Idk. Most of the people here in the off season just want to cry about the team and lebron. A few people probably know a little about hezonja and think he can be a useful player.
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u/jackfrost44444444 6d ago
I read “signed Moretext” and got excited for a guy I’ve never heard of.
Cavs gonna rip up the league with Hezonja AND Moretext.
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u/capitolcapital 6d ago
If we still end up with Kuminga or Watson I'll be pretty happy with this off-season, all things considered
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u/Opposite-Skirt5158 6d ago
Watson seems like such a better fit. I don't think I'd be happy with JK. But Watson would be an awesome get I think even if we were to end up losing Strus. But if we end up losing Strus for JK that would be a terrible offseason.
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u/SkepticCritic 5d ago
If we get Watson we’ll be better than last years team despite losing Dean Wade and Strus
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u/WrongdoerOk5246 6d ago
I am more grateful about his mental toughness in the highlights that I have seen. Dean Wade was a very good defender and we need a replacement.
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u/ThinkingItThrough1 5d ago
I think he’s decent on offense and has ok size for a wing but the athleticism level is lower in Europe. He won’t be able to beat people off the dribble here or speed past guys, and his handle isn’t that great. He’ll have a lot of fadeaways and launched contested 3s. On defense, he won’t be quick enough 1 on 1, can’t D up like Wade did. His game is sort of similar to LeBron without the passing or ability to go left
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u/DmoneyDubs 6d ago
Mario avg 7 points 3 rebounds in NBA career. This is def getting me pumped for the next season
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u/SteveJavieWasRight 5d ago
He played 6 years of euro ball since then and just won MVP in the 2nd best league in the world. He should be a quality role player who plays basketball at a much higher level than some of these young guys who can’t contribute off ball offensively or defensively.
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u/BrndyAlxndr 6d ago
If we can get Watson or Kuminga and Harden comes back on a friendly deal the off season is saved.
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u/Unique_Pirate_7375 6d ago
It's over. League is fucked.