The Cleveland Cavaliers have one of the best rosters in the league, but NBA trade rumors suggested that the Cavs are still interested in acquiring Timofey Mozgov before the upcoming season.
Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal reported that the Cavaliers are still looking for a rim protector to further improve their title chances in the upcoming season.
Mozgov, who averaged 9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds to go along with 1.2 blocks per game last season, is reportedly Cleveland's top target, but the Denver Nuggets appear to be unwilling to trade the Russian center at this point.
"They like Timofey Mozgov, but the Nuggets have shown no inclination to deal him," Lloyd wrote in the NBA trade rumors update. "There doesn't appear to be a trade available for any sort of rim protector right now, so the Cavs may look to bundle the trio of players they received from Utah (John Lucas III, Erik Murphy and Malcolm Thomas) in exchange for a trade exception to be used later."
Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors reiterated that they are planning to keep Klay Thompson despite being mentioned in recent NBA trade rumors.
Thompson was mentioned during the talks for a possible trade that would have sent Kevin Love to Golden State, but the Warriors declined to include the sharp-shooting guard in the deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading to the cancellation of the talks between the two teams.
Thompson, who averaged 18.4 points and 3.1 rebounds last season, could become a restricted free agent next summer, but Warriors general manager Bob Myers expressed confidence that the fourth-year guard will stay.
"We value him in the highest way, and we want to keep him on this team for a long time," Myers said in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News on Tuesday.
Myers also said that the Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson duo is the best backcourt combination in the league, which was the main reason why they turned down Minnesota's proposal for the trade centered on Love.
"I think most people believe it to be the best, one of the best backcourts in the NBA, and I don't think that that's a minority opinion. I think it's a majority opinion," Myers said. "That's part of the team you don't worry about too much, right? I mean, that part is good, which is hard to find."
