Mo Williams Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on Cavaliers SG

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard Mo Williams looks like he could be on the move after missing out on team preparations for the 2016-17 season.

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Cavaliers Trying to Ship Williams Out of Cleveland

Friday, Oct. 21

Sources told ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst on Friday that the Cavaliers are "actively shopping" Williams, who is owed just under $2.2 million for the upcoming season before hitting free agency, per Spotrac.  

This will be Williams' 14th season in the NBA, and the journeyman has spent over three years with the Cavaliers over his career.

During Cleveland's run to its first title in franchise history, Williams appeared in 41 games, averaging 8.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a third option off the bench behind Kyrie Irving and Matthew Dellavedova. 

He also appeared in 13 games during the postseason, including six in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. 

Windhorst noted the 33-year-old sent "mixed signals" on whether he would retire, but he had previously announced on Sept. 21 he would return for another season. 

Williams did not report to training camp, which began toward the end of September, and he had surgery on his injured knee a few weeks later on Oct. 12.

That knee hampered him since last season and looked to have exposed some ill will toward the Cavaliers:

Sources told Windhorst that the Cavaliers were "caught off guard" by Williams' absence from training camp and had no dialogue about his contract throughout the offseason. 

Cleveland does have a few options, but a trade would be the easiest. Waiving Williams ensures he would receive his full salary and that the Cavaliers would have to pay full tax on the deal. According to Windhorst, Cleveland is already projected to be paying $32 million in taxes. 

The Cavs could also suspend him without pay, but he would take up a roster spot on a team that is short on depth behind Irving after losing Dellavedova to free agency this summer. 

So that means as long as Williams holds a roster spot, the Cavaliers will aggressively search for a trade partner to try to flip him for someone usable in return.