The Cavaliers and free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga have mutual interest in the former No. “Jonathan likes the Cavs, likes (coach) Kenny Atkinson, and (star) Donovan Mitchell likes him,” Turner told The Athletic in a brief interview. The Cavs are about $25.3MM beneath the first tax apron, per Yossi Gozlan of CapSheets.com, and a little under $38MM below the second apron. Cleveland was the only NBA team to operate over the second apron last season and is unlikely to do so again in 2026/27. As Vardon details, the Cavaliers could offer Kuminga a starting salary of $6.1MM ($12.4MM over two years) using the taxpayer mid-level exception, which would hard-cap the Cavs at the second apron.