Biggest Early-Season Storylines for the Cleveland Cavaliers

December 23rd, 2015 by Greg Swartz Leave a reply »

CLEVELAND — Tristan Thompson has never seen any of the Rocky movies but is a big fan of Matilda. LeBron James refuses to pay for ad-free Pandora radio, and Iman Shumpert delivered his own baby at home in the bathroom.

As interesting, or potentially terrifying, as these storylines may be, none topped the list of the biggest team narratives of the early 2015-16 season.

The Cavaliers were already a team loaded with personality, expectations and an abundance of excitement both on and off the floor.

As the 2015 part slowly comes to a close, here are the other highlights and stories that have dominated the headlines thus far.

 

Relaxed and Confident
The summer of 2014 was about building something completely from scratch. After a 34-9 finish to the regular season and trip to the NBA Finals, this past summer focused on keeping everyone together.

James, Thompson, Shumpert, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith and Matthew Dellavedova all inked new deals to return to Cleveland and got to work on what was popularly dubbed "unfinished business."

With the chaos behind them, ...

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