The Cleveland Cavaliers will make a splash at the trade deadline on Thursday. All the factors are in play. It's playoff or bust as they are only three games away from the playoffs.

The new interim GM David Griffin wants to claim a permanent position, and he is well aware that Dan Gilbert does not want to lay around (he's two years behind his infamous 'title before Lebron James' declaration).

From Cleveland.com: "Griffin also would love to have the interim title taken away from his name, and he works for an owner (Dan Gilbert) who wants his general manager to be aggressive."

More notes from Cleveland. They want to have an outside shooter. Kyrie may be the three point champion (just got dethroned) but he's not translating that into their games. His teammates are not helping out either. Stats from ESPN.com indicate Kyrie Irving at 36.9% from three point range, which is a catalyst of the team's 35.8%.

Cavs tried to lure Kyle Korver and Mike Dunleavy but they took less money to play smaller roles in other teams (ouch!) For their trade targets, they no longer want a significant trade with their guards since Kyrie and Doin Waiters are getting along now, and realizing that they need each other to win. Both guards were stars who handled the ball a lot in prime college programs (Duke and Syracuse).

Cleveland.com now mentions the Cavs are looking to fill out their frontcourt:

"The Anderson Varejao/Omer Asik rumors with Houston are back. I'd be shocked if the Cavs made that deal. Also on the shopping list is another big man to help Varejao and Tyler Zeller. It's a long shot, but Asik may fit in that category. But it won't be in a deal for Varejao."

Thus, the over-assessment for Anderson Varejao continues. They would never pry Asik from Houston without dealing Varejao at the least, but if the Rockets get desperate (and realize they will pay Asik $15 million to sulk in a corner next season) we never know.

Final word from Cleveland.com: "I doubt the Cavs will deal Waiters, unless it's in a monster deal. They believe he is just starting to understand how to play the NBA game. The guard from Syracuse is in only his second NBA season. Waiters shoots about 43 percent from 3-point range when he simply catches the ball and shoots it -- no dribbles. When he takes even one dribble, it drops to near 30 percent."

Waiters price will be high, and there probably won't be any blockbuster (Melo, Love) trades at this deadline, and if there were, it probably won't involve the Cavs (unless an All-Star MVP changes hands).