Kevin Pangos
In day 1 of training camp Darius, Ricky and Kevin Pangos had a shooting competition that Pangos won, prompting Darius to proclaim that he is coming back for his title. This is a nice little sequence for TC, showing the competitive nature of one of the Cavs young guys, and also the skills of a newcomer. Not laden with meaning but a nice story while we wait for the season to begin, but it also brings up one question for me. Why the hell is Pangos on the Cavs? Let me make this abundantly clear, this question is not being asked - why would the Cavs sign Pangos- as those answers are obvious. He’s cheap, he has a clear skill set that if it translates will work on or off ball and complements other players, and he was very good in a 2nd tier league making it reasonably likely that those skills will translate. The question also isn’t why would Pangos take less money to come to the NBA at this stage in his career as I think the drive to compete at ...