Korver to come off bench with Cavs; LeBron still pushing for another point guard
Kyle Korver isn’t even wearing a Cavs jersey yet, but LeBron James is pushing General Manager David Griffin to do more.
The Cavs and Atlanta Hawks are still finalizing a deal that will send Korver to Cleveland and move out Mike Dunleavy. Another shooter to replace the injured J.R. Smith is nice, but James’ focus hasn’t changed. The roster isn’t championship-ready until they add another point guard.
“We still got a couple more things we need to do,” James said. “We got to get a point guard. It’s my last time saying it. We need a point guard.
“I think that’s the next step. You look at our league, most teams have three point guards. We only have two with Ky and our rook in Kay (Felder). I think just having that security blanket. Every NFL team has three quarterbacks. Having that security blanket in case of a David Carr. We’ll see what happens, but, we’re happy with our team right now.”
Carr, of course, is the Oakland Raiders quarterback who is out with a broken leg.
Once the Korver deal is complete, coach Tyronn Lue said he will come off the bench and DeAndre Liggins will remain a starter because Lue likes the way Liggins defends opposing point guards.
Lue called Korver one of the three best shooters coming off screens, grouping him with the Warriors’ tandem of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
“Especially a guy who can move without the ball the way he moves coming off screens and things like that, there’s no better guy,” Lue said. “You put him on the floor with Channing, RJ, LeBron and the floor will open (up) wide, so now you got to pick your poison when you try to help off Kyrie and LeBron.”
