So now the Cavaliers are “open-minded” about trading Darius Garland. That’s the word from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who appeared on Cleveland’s ESPN 850 and painted a picture that’s somewhere between “we’re listening” and “bring us a Godfather offer and we won’t hang up.

The Cavaliers are led by Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen but moving Garland in a lateral move or upgrade could change the team identity. Cleveland has not reached the Conference Finals since the 2018-19 season and have bowed out in the first two rounds in three consecutive seasons.

Trading Darius Garland to the Orlando Magic for Jalen Suggs has been a popular idea in some circles. The logic would be that even though the Cavs would be acquiring a far worse player in the deal, they would at least save money on the backend of Suggs’s current contract while bolstering their interior defense.