CLEVELAND — Comparisons to those consistent San Antonio Spurs teams of the Tim Duncan era have already begun: The Cleveland Cavaliers are boring.
That's by design.
Every summer brings NBA roster upheaval through free agency and trades. However, given how much LeBron James prizes continuity, the Cavs have elected to maintain their core for the last two seasons while swapping a few minor bench pieces.
The result? Two NBA Finals appearances, one title and the current top seed in the Eastern Conference.
"Having the same nucleus definitely helps," James said Tuesday. "It's helped fast-track the camaraderie and the chemistry. You don't have to add too many guys where we're all learning the system or learning what we need to do to win."
A look at James' career shows what maintaining a tangible core can mean to a player of his stature. In seasons in which four players who started the previous campaign returned—28 games started is the cutoff—his teams have made it to the NBA Finals five times and won three titles.
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Article written by David Cassilo