With just a pair of losses in their first 11 games, there hasn't been much to complain about for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Big Three are living up to their mantra, Channing Frye has been an absolute sniper off the bench and Iman Shumpert is enjoying a bounce-back season as well.
Even the team's most recent drop—a 103-93 loss Wednesday night to the Indiana Pacers—came with the asterisk that both LeBron James and J.R. Smith were merely witnesses, as they sat that one out.
Playing relatively relaxed and confident in the early going, some players have stumbled out of the gate, however. For Cleveland to reach its maximum potential, the following three need to regain, or simply step up, their respective games.
No. 3: Jordan McRae, SG
Jordan McRae entered 2016-17 bubbling with potential. The 25-year-old swingman added 10 pounds of muscle over an offseason where he led the Cavs' summer-league team with 24.3 points per game.
Throughout the preseason, head coach Tyronn Lue kept feeding McRae minutes in the hopes he could develop into a backup point guard to help ...
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3 Players Who Still Have to Step Up for the Cleveland Cavaliers
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