Cavs Have Bolstered Roster for Finals Run Before, May Not Be Done This Season

January 6th, 2017 by Jesse Spector Leave a reply »

BROOKLYN, New York — The Cleveland Cavaliers are not satisfied.

They're the NBA's defending champions, they sit in first place out East at 27-8 following Friday's 116-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets, and they're not sitting back wondering if their roster is good enough as-is to compete for another title.

Hence the trade for Atlanta Hawks swingman Kyle Korver, which the Cavs hope to complete by Saturday, according to ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin and Marc Stein.

But anybody surprised by Cleveland's aggressive pursuit to further enhance a squad that already qualifies as "championship-caliber" shouldn't be. This is the same team that sent away longtime Cavaliers staple Anderson Varejao to acquire lights-out-shooting big Channing Frye last season—someone who has a pretty good idea how Korver might be feeling right now.

“It made me think, 'Holy s--t, I’m on a contender now,'” Frye said Friday, reflecting on his own transitional experience a year ago.

“Then, at the beginning, it’s a little overwhelming, thinking I’ve got pressure on me to do A, B, C and D. B ...

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