The Cleveland Cavaliers are not engaging on Jarrett Allen trade talks, even with the Atlanta Hawks making their interest known for some time, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
Allen’s new three-year, $90.72 million extension kicks in this season, and the deal runs through 2028-29. He is set to make $28 million in 2026-27, $30.24 million in 2027-28, and $32.48 million in 2028-29. The contract does not include a no-trade clause.
Allen’s 2024-25 season was interrupted early by two finger fractures, one on each hand, and later by right knee tendinitis, which sidelined him for 10 straight games in March. He still appeared in 56 games and put up 15.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 27.1 minutes per night while shooting 63.8% from the floor and 70.9% at the line. He finished with 20 double-doubles and was a Player of the Month nominee in February.
He got back on the floor March 27 against Miami and delivered 18 points and 10 rebounds. A few days earlier, after a loss in Los Angeles that dropped Cleveland to 47-29, Allen told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, "Jumping and landing on the knee still hurts," Allen said.
In the playoffs against Toronto, Detroit, and New York, Allen averaged 12.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists while blocking 1.7 shots per game in 29.4 minutes. His best moment came in Game 7 of the second round, when he scored 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added 7 rebounds in Cleveland’s 125-94 win over Detroit. The Cavaliers were then swept by New York in the Eastern Conference finals.
Allen has now played nine NBA seasons and owns career averages of 13.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists across 624 regular-season games. He was an All-Star in 2022.
Interest in Allen has surfaced before. Fischer reported before February’s trade deadline that Indiana called Cleveland about him, but the Cavaliers went in a different direction.
Cleveland traded Darius Garland to the LA Clippers for James Harden, then sent De'Andre Hunter to Sacramento for Dennis Schröder and Keon Ellis five days before the deadline. Indiana later acquired Ivica Zubac from the Clippers.
After a February win over Brooklyn, Harden praised Allen’s finishing touch, calling it "one of the most underrated parts of his game."
Teams that call Koby Altman typically ask about Evan Mobley, Allen, Jaylon Tyson, or Max Strus, Fedor reported in June. Cleveland also has the ability to trade its own first-round pick in either 2031 or 2032.
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