Cavs president Koby Altman’s defiant take suggests no big trades coming
The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2025 NBA Playoffs with many expecting nothing less than an NBA Finals appearance for the best regular-season team in the Eastern Conference. But the promise of a deep playoff run for the Cavs simply did not materialize. In the second round, Donovan Mitchell and company struck out of the postseason, as they floundered against the Indiana Pacers.
While it’s already vacation for Cleveland players, the work is never over for the team’s front office. Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman and his office could look to make some big moves in the offseason, with the aim of building as strong a roster for the Cavs, who won 64 games in the 2024-25 NBA campaign.
However, Altman didn’t seem interested in the idea of making major trades in the offseason.
“We’re not gonna go anywhere,” Altman said during a meeting with the media on Monday (h/t Sam Amico of Hoops Wire). We’re gonna keep fighting for that championship. The window is wide open we believe. … I love our foundation, I love our core.”
Altman also hinted that the Cavs are willing to go beyond the first apron and into the second apron for that matter if they felt the need for it.
Yes, if we need to go there. … We like where we are from a roster standpoint,” Altman said, while also noting that “there’s a level of mental toughness we need to get to.”
The Cavs, who have the core four of Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, still look like a very capable team that should be able to compete for an NBA title again in the eyes of Altman.
“We have to go through these experiences, as tough as they are,” added the Cavs executive.
While acknowledging how the Cavs have become an elite regular-season team again, Altman highlighted where Cleveland needs to really prove itself.
