Joe Vardon, cleveland.com

Are the Cavs gonna trade the Brooklyn pick? 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.

This is the first 'Hey, Joe!' of the 2017-18 season. In honor of that, I'm answering a career-high 12 questions, counting the video above. You'll have to scroll this post to find out of there's a snowball's chance the Cavs ever trade that coveted Brooklyn pick, and find all kinds of interesting discussion on Cleveland's roster.

And, yes, the cement truck behind my head is pretty sweet.

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Hey @JeffMoDean: Your guess is nearly as good as Tyronn Lue's. We think Isaiah Thomas is out, which leaves a hole at point guard. Jae Crowder is on the team now. He plays the same spot as either LeBron James, or Kevin Love, or maybe even J.R. Smith. Love can play center, where Tristan Thompson starts. Lue is working all of this out. What I'd like to see … PG LeBron; SG Smith; SF Crowder; PF Love; C Thompson. It would mean Derrick Rose comes off the bench, which was the Cavs' intention when they signed him in July.

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Hey @Rigatoni15: Davis is not available right now. The Pelicans believe they are going to the playoffs. I don't know why New Orleans would ever trade him this year -- he's signed for three more seasons with a player's option on a fourth. If New Orleans were really intent on trading away Davis, I'd think they'd want more than the Brooklyn pick and Kevin Love. DeMarcus Cousins, however, will be a free agent next summer. If the Pelicans falter, Cousins would certainly become available for rental.

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Hey, @mattcohen023: Why so negative? Of course there's a possibility Cleveland trades the Nets pick. Cousins could be out there. Paul George. Russell Westbrook. Maybe someone we haven't even considered. I reported weeks ago that the calls have already poured in to GM Koby Altman, gauging his interest in moving the pick. The Cavs could also keep the pick, or trade it on draft day. There are so many factors that will decide what the Cavs do with the Brooklyn No. 1 choice, way beyond what LeBron does or does not tell the front office about his intentions for next summer. I have a feeling that's where you were going with this.

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Hey, @slheinemann: I don't view Crowder as someone who shares minutes, and the Cavs are extremely happy to have him. Green, meanwhile, is a favorite of Lue's, so he's going to play behind James or Love or Crowder. The real question is, where do Richard Jefferson and Iman Shumpert get their minutes? The two have been staples of Lue's rotations for the last two seasons. Now, depending on what Lue does at point guard, the Cavs' rotation is probably too crowded for both to play, and, maybe, for either to play.

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Hey, @Tonydstatmaster: Good question. If Isaiah Thomas' hip is going to keep him out most of the year, the Cavs may trade for another point guard. They would also be interested in a dynamic, roster-changing big. They've tried to backfill the frontcourt for the past two seasons, to no avail. If they chose to move the Brooklyn pick, they might seek Cousins (or, I suppose, a Davis, though I find that one harder to believe from New Orleans' end).

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Hey, @jlkocher2: When the Cavs signed Cedi Osman in July, I asked Lue if he had watched film of Osman. It was a necessary question because Osman is a rookie who's played in Turkey and the Euroleague. He's a 22-year-old and 6-8. A hustle defender. Lue's reply…"nope." OK, then. Osman is not going to get the first chance on this team.

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Hey, @JeromeInThHouse: At one time the Cavs were searching for the right return for Iman Shumpert and his contract (he's owed $10.3 million this year and has a player's option for $11 million next). All summer and even now, they have been unable to find a taker. This isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but Shumpert is still accused of driving a vehicle in August, 2016 outside of Atlanta while under the influence of marijuana. The earliest his case goes to trial is Oct. 23. If found guilty, he'd probably face a league suspension of a few games.

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Hey, @davidfletch9: Neither Kay Felder nor Edy Tavares is on a guaranteed contract, so, yes, they are unlikely to make the team. The Cavs are $18.6 million over the luxury-tax line, which means it would cost the team millions to cut someone and keep Felder or Tavares. Also, barring trades, at least one of them is going to be totally gone. The Cavs gave one of their "two-way" contracts -- meant for players who are going to spend time in the "G" League and the NBA -- to John Holland. Both Felder and Tavares are candidates for the other two-way deal.

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Hey, @stiggs8: Right now, as the roster is currently constructed...no. It's true, Williams never landed on another team and the Cavs considered re-signing him. Instead, they signed Green and Osman and traded for Crowder. There'd have to be massive changeover and injuries for Williams to get back into the mix here.

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Hey, @Fantone: Players on two-way deals can spend up to 45 days in the NBA.