Following a summer of blockbuster signings and game-changing trades, the Cleveland Cavaliers—three superstars in tow and a basketball wizard at the wheel—look better on paper than a briefcase full of Woodrow Wilsons.
Heading into the 2014-15 season, Cleveland’s status as a championship contender is, barring the unforeseen, set in stone.
But given the guff that met the Miami Heat upon James’ arrival four short years ago, it’s worth wondering: Are we expecting too much from the NBA’s newest superteam?
We’re still weeks away from the flood of predictions and power rankings written to ring in the new season. Rest assured, though, that when they hit the Internet newsstands, the Cavs will be covered in conference chalk.
Top to bottom, Cleveland boasts arguably the East’s deepest, most experienced depth chart. The team’s most recent coup: signing Swiss Army knife Shawn Marion to a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal, per USA Today’s Sam Amick.
Scarier still, the Cavs might still have an ace or two up their sleeves:
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