Cavs of course try and take the next step to improve and win a title again. Pelicans save 9 mil in this trade alone but also once Rubio and Davis contract expires, they will save an additional 20 mil and head into the off-season with 27 mil or so to work with and rebuild the team around Zion if he ever plays. Obviously the Pelicans roster hasn’t been working but had some good young talent. Like the Cavs before, they need to rebuild and build up the winning the culture of while Zion is out. Pelicans would be one of the few teams with a good amount of cap space to use in the off-season.