Cavaliers Lose Starter To Injury; Pressure Mounts To Land Free-Agent Target

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – MARCH 23: Max Strus #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the first half of a game against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center on March 23, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) Getty Images Cleveland Cavaliers wing Max Strus recently underwent surgery to address a Jones fracture in his left foot, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. He sustained the injury during an offseason workout. The projected timetable for Strus’s recovery is approximately three to four months. That’s for when he can return to basketball activities. The four-month mark will be right around Christmas. Strus didn’t debut in the 2024-25 campaign until late December due to offseason foot surgery. The six-year veteran started in 37 of the 50 games he appeared in. He has been a first-unit fixture in 107 of 120 tilts in his two-year tenure with the Cavaliers. The six-foot-five wing averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 25.5 minutes of playing time last season. Strus also converted on 38.6 percent of the 5.9 three-point attempts he hoisted. A Jones fracture is a break in the fifth metatarsal. That’s the bone connecting the pinkie toe to the base of the foot. Strus’s injury puts pressure on Cavaliers’ free-agent pursuit Cleveland is among the teams vying for free agent Malik Beasley. After losing one sharpshooter for the first handful of months to open the upcoming campaign, landing another would cushion the blow. If that doesn’t happen, the Cavaliers can lean on their internal options. De’Andre Hunter is likely the leading candidate to start in Strus’s absence. Sam…