A Comprehensive Look at the Entire Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

Now that the trading deadline has passed, I wanted to take a moment to assess exactly where the Cavaliers stand in terms of every single player on their roster. The way I see it, their 15 players can be broken down into one of five categories.

YOUNG BUILDING BLOCKS

These are the kind of players that the Cavaliers need more of. There's nobody on this team that I would consider untradable, but these are the two that come the closest.

Ramon Sessions- Sessions is quietly having a much better season than most people realize. He can score of the dribble, and has been racking up assists by finding open teammates. He leads the team with a PER of 19.21, and you could easily argue that he's been the team's best player over the course of the entire season. And he's only 24. I'm not sure if he has what it takes to be a starting guard on a contender, but he's definitely somebody worth holding on to. The best case scenario is that he can provide instant offense as the first guard off the bench at some point in the future.

JJ Hickson- Talk of Hickson's regression was premature. He suddenly seems to have figured it out. Ever since Anderson Varejao went down with an injury, he is playing much tougher inside. It is as if a light suddenly went off and he realized that he needed to be a big man once he started playing center in Varejao's absence. Hopefully he can continue to play well once he is moved back to the power forward spot. That will happen soon, with Jamison out for the season and the arrival of Erden. But for over a month now, Hickson's been putting up numbers that would make him an All-Star if he could translate them into an entire season.

YOUNG PLAYERS THAT NEED TO PROVE SOMETHING

These are the guys that have the ability to move into the first category. But they need to show us something. Otherwise, they will fall into the subsequent category.

Christian Eyenga- Eyenga is probably the closest to being considered a building block. He has such unbelievable raw athleticism, and he's only 21. If he can develop a jumpshot, he definitely will have a place on this team, possibly as a starter, when things get turned around.

Semih Erden- We haven't seen anything from him in a Cavalier uniform yet, but a lot of people like his upside. He's only 24, so maybe he can develop into a great backup center in the future.

Samardo Samuels- Samuels has shown a willingness to bang with bigger bodies down low. He doesn't have the height to play center or the athleticism to be a great power forward, but he's only 22 and he might have some sort of future in the NBA as a backup.

Manny Harris- Even making this roster at the beginning of the season was a surprise from Harris. However, he hasn't been given a ton of opportunities during the regular season. But he's 21 years old, and has hit over 40% of his three pointers. I'd say he's worth keeping around for another year to see what he might be able to turn into.

Luke Harangody- On a team that is becoming known for its stretches of laziness, Harangody may be able to stand out if he brings energy to the floor every night. He doesn't have the size to ever be anything more than a reserve that plays hard, smart basketball. But every contender seems to have a guy like that on their bench, so maybe he can fill that role for the Cavaliers in the future.

FILLERS

These are players that are simply here to fill out the roster. I cannot imagine that they are in the long range plans of the team.

Alonzo Gee- You never want to give up on somebody that is only 23 years old, but if Gee can't get significant minutes on this team, then I doubt he ever will.

Ryan Hollins- Hollins has some of the tools necessary to be a quality NBA center. But if it hasn't happened by now, it probably never will. As it is, he's still a serviceable backup center, and I'd have to think that a team that is ready to contend right away would be interested in him either this summer or next season.

Joey Graham- He hasn't contributed much during his time in Cleveland, but he's under contract for another season.

VETERANS

These are players that are worth having around, but probably won't be here when the Cavaliers are ready to win again. If a team shows interest in them this summer, they'd probably be worth moving.

Baron Davis- The two years left on his massive contract will make him difficult to trade, unless he starts playing like it is 2003, so he might be with the team for the foreseeable future. Hopefully he will be more of a positive influence on the youngsters than a negative one.

Antawn Jamison- A true professional, the team values his leadership in the locker room. He's under contract for another season. If the right deal comes along next season, I'm sure the Cavaliers will make it. But otherwise I'm sure they'll be happy to let him play out the remainder of that contract while mentoring the youngsters.

Anthony Parker- Fans seem to be down on Parker a lot, and I'm personally tired of it. Sure, he's not a star shooting guard. But he plays smart basketball and does everything well, even if he does nothing great. And how many other players on the worst team in the NBA would express that they "want to be here when this thing turns around," as Parker has? This is his last season under contract, so I'd be surprised if he comes back. But I'd have no problem with it if he does.

UNKOWNS

Daniel Gibson- It feels like Boobie has been around forever (thus making him kind of a veteran) and yet he's still only 25 (thus making him a guy that could be here well into the future). He's shown a bit more in his game this season than simply being a spot-up shooter, but not a lot more. It's hard to figure how he fits into the team's future plans, but he's also not a guy that you'd want to give away for nothing.

Anderson Varejao- Before he was injured, Varejao could have commanded more trade value than anybody on the team. This summer and next season, that will probably be the case again. Any contender would love to have a guy like Varejao, and most would be willing to give up a promising young player or draft picks (or both) to get him. But does that mean that the Cavaliers should be quick to unload him? At 28 years old, he's not an old man, but he's not young anymore. Figuring out whether to hold onto Varejao or flip him for younger assets will be the great challenge for Chris Grant next season.