In spending themselves well past the NBA's luxury-tax threshold, the Cleveland Cavaliers are, by default, dousing head coach David Blatt's seat with the most potent fire accelerant—the green kind.
Thrust into the championship limelight following LeBron James' return more than one year ago, the Cavaliers have spared (almost) no expense this summer. They brought Kevin Love back on a max deal, might shell out another to Tristan Thompson, landed Mo Williams and handed new contracts to Matthew Dellavedova, Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and James.
Whenever that much financial finagling is involved, the intent is no mystery. The Cavaliers have not distanced themselves from the title-or-bust stereotype. They've instead, by all appearances, embraced it, putting additional pressure on everyone to make the most of their investment.
Especially Blatt.
Dollars and Sense
With J.R. Smith's salary for 2015-16 now fully guaranteed, the Cavaliers have more than $93.6 million in assured commitments on the books next season. And that's before factoring in whatever they'll need to pay Th ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Sky-High Payroll Puts Pressure Back on David Blatt
September 10th, 2015 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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