Left foot fracture! Reimbursement in 2025! The strongest team in the East was hit

According to NBA reporter Brett Siegel, Cavaliers guard Max Struz suffered a fracture of Jones' left foot during training and underwent repair surgery. He was absent for at least 3-4 months and is expected to return in early 2026. This injury is quite difficult and prone to repeated recurrence. Yao Ming, Durant, Embiid and others have all suffered from Jones' fractures.

I briefly searched for the explanation of Jones Fracture. You can take a look at the picture below. I won’t repeat it again. Today, taking advantage of Struce's injury, I will talk about the Cavaliers' lineup and offseason reinforcements. The Cavaliers currently have only 13 formal contracts, with a total salary of US$226 million, ranking first in the league.

The second rich line next season is US$207 million, and the Cavaliers have exceeded US$20 million. What surprised the leader was that during this offseason, the Cavaliers did not clear the space like the Celtics, and perhaps the Cavaliers wanted to do a big game next season. Struth's contract is $62.3 million for four years and will expire in the summer of 2027.

Struth's contract has two years and $32.62 million left. With this serious injury, it is even more difficult for the Cavaliers to send him away. Struz will have a salary of 15.94 million next season, ranking sixth among the Cavaliers, with the top five being Mitchell and Mobley (both 46.39 million), Garland (39.45 million), Hunter (23.3 million) and Allen (20 million). In the 2024-25 season, Struz only played 50 regular season games due to injury, including 37 starters. He averaged 25.5 minutes per game, scored 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.1 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 44.2%, 38.6%, and 82.4%. The average score and attendance rate are the lowest in the past four years of personal career.

In the playoffs, Struz averaged a few points per game: he averaged 28.1 minutes per game, scored 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 turnovers, and shot percentages in three events: 41.6%, 38.8%, 83.3%. In the second round of the playoffs, Struz made 0 of 9 shots and scored only 0 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Pacers 1-4.

Before G5, Struz sent a text message to encourage the Cavaliers team: "If you don't firmly believe that we can win, then you don't play." Unexpectedly, he was lost in the battle of life and death. Some fans joked: A hard-blooded extroversion can bring about a lifetime of introversion. Struce was born on March 28, 1996, but fortunately she was not very old.

Finally, let's take a look at the operations of the Cavaliers this summer: 1. 4 years, $38 million renewal of Merrill, full guarantee; 2. Send Ocorro to the Bulls in exchange for Lonzo Ball; 3. Sign with Nance Jr. at the bottom of the salary of 1 year. Last season's regular season, Merrill averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, with three shooting percentages: 40.6%, 37.2%, and 96.6%.

Brother Qiu's contract is US$20 million for 2 years, and the team option for the 2026-27 season. Last season, Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the Bulls, with three shooting percentages: 36.6%, 34.4%, and 81.5%. Nans Jr. averaged 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game in the Hawks, with three shooting percentages: 51.6%, 44.7%, and 69.2%.

Last season, the Cavaliers ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 64 wins and 18 losses. Do you think they can still lead the Eastern Conference next season?