The Cleveland Cavaliers were two wins short of a title last year, so you could make the argument that bringing back the same personnel and hoping for better luck on the injury front is a sound strategy.
But when you've got LeBron James on the roster and have mortgaged piece after piece of your future to win in the short term, sound strategies aren't enough. Which is why, according to reports from ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst, the Cavs are in the trade market.
"The one thing that we did see in Golden State, and it was something that was very difficult for us to deal with, is they have an incredibly versatile team of multiple facilitating playmakers," Cavs general manager David Griffin told reporters, per Windhorst. "That's something we're going to continue to work upon."
Cleveland isn't financially flexible. According to Zach Lowe of Grantland, bringing back the current roster at market rates could result in a combined salary and luxury-tax bill of over $200 million next year—a league record.
Realistically, the Cavaliers have two commodities that might draw interest. The first is their No. 24 pick in this year's draft, which they c ...
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