even tougher for the Bulls... you hate to see a guy go out on some bullshit like that. Grayson Allen probably going to see the bench from here on out.

Nothing too much to say about the Cavs other than they got a win on the Thunder.

HOWEVER... Lauri Markkanen is injured. Thankfully it appears to be a pretty serious ankle sprain versus a non-contact injury like ACL or worse. He will be out several weeks, which means Drippy Dean Time.

Lauri was just getting back into form. He had returned to the point of hitting just above 40% of his 3 pointers. Hopefully the Cavs don't falter too much without him. They are already suffering for more offense. Garland is HARD carrying this team as there really isn't much offense he doesn't initiate. He's putting up so many double-digit assist games, with 3 Cavs usually going into double-doubles at least (last night it was Mobley and Allen).

As the trade deadline approaches, I'm thinking the Rubio contract will be in play, to get a wing player that can score and defend. That really is what the Cavs need, other than making sure there are multiple ball-handlers that can playmake.

Markkanen works because of modern NBA switching and he's been surprisingly good on defense, and he can usually defend opposing front courts and some guards. Wade is sort of the same, but he's not a 7 footer so the novelty is gone.

Hopefully Rondo comes back. Brandon Goodwin has been good as the third guard but the Cavs need some better looks for Kevin Love, Cedi, and others.