By Joe Vardon, cleveland.com

Kyrie, D Rose, and James Jones Qs in 'Hey, Joe!'

CLEVELAND -- Do you have a Cavs question that you'd like to have answered in Hey, Joe? Submit it here or tweet @joevardon.

But, it may be a while before you see an answer in print, as this will likely be the final mailbag column until training camp nears (it opens with Media Day Sept. 25, and the first practice is the next day).

As you might've expected, there are some Kyrie Irving and Derrick Rose questions, as well as an interesting item on James Jones and dialogue he had with the Cavs to work in their front office instead of with Phoenix.

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Kyrie at training camp? -- Jeff

Hey, Jeff: Virtually no one in the room Wednesday listening to Dan Gilbert speak about Kyrie Irving believed him, especially when it came to the idea that Irving will be there when camp opens Sept. 25. It was clear that Gilbert and new GM Koby Altman sought to buy themselves time to trade Irving, and to attempt to take some of the pressure off from what has been a tumultuous week since news broke of Irving's desire to be traded. If there truly is no deal out there worth a trade of Irving, Gilbert and Altman would have a yeoman's task of trying to placate Irving and smooth some of the trouble between Irving and LeBron James. But they're working to trade him.

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Irving to Charlotte? -- Roman

Hey, Roman: Who doesn't love ESPN's trade machine? It's addictive. I'm not going to get into specific trade possibilities for Irving and the Cavs. For all intents and purposes, they're limitless.

There are any number of deals that could transpire. A league source said perhaps the best Cleveland could do would be something with Boston, Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and multiple first-round picks, and then use Thomas to trade for a different piece (wait a minute, didn't I just say I wouldn't do specific scenarios?). The Knicks don't want Kevin Love, so your proposal isn't happening.

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'Bird' rights for Rose? -- Dave

Hey, Dave: No, teams must have a player for three years to have his "Bird" rights, or the ability to go over the salary cap to pay him a maximum salary (or whatever he can rightly command above the cap). It's two seasons before "Early Bird" rights are established. "Early Bird" rights are the ability to pay a player either 175 percent more than his previous salary or the estimated average salary. Signing Derrick Rose to the one-year, $2.1 million veteran's minimum was all about winning this season -- for both team and player.

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James Jones working for Altman? -- Matt

Hey, Matt: There were considerations for Jones on the Cavs' side in terms of a front-office role, as well as a discussion between the two sides in relation to what he wanted to do in retirement, a league source told cleveland.com. Jones ultimately wanted to be in Phoenix, where he is vice president of basketball operations, and where he played for two seasons early in his career. The source said Jones' decision was not related to the tumult that's surrounded the Cavs this offseason.

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Cavs looking at more free agents? -- 'Say Less'

Hey, @SheWantMo_Jo: As of this writing, the Cavs have 15 players under contract, though the contracts of Kay Felder and Edy Tavares are not fully guaranteed. Cleveland also has $2.5 million left of its mid-level exception, which would allow the Cavs to pay a free agent a little more than the minimum. It's more important for a free agent with less service time. However, any additional roster moves like this would cause Cleveland's already astronomical luxury tax bill for next season (a projected $76 million) to climb higher. Let's see what the Irving trade looks like.

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New Cavs uniforms? -- Jack

Hey, Jack: Yes, yes I do have an idea when the Cavs will unveil their Nike-made, Goodyear-clad new uniforms. Tentatively scheduled for second week of August.