Cleveland Cavaliers
Vegas Over/Under: 53.5
The Record Projection: 55-27 of fromal The Bet: Over with confidence
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in an enviable position.
If the blockbuster deal goes through, they’ll have a point guard in Isaiah Thomas who’s coming off a year in which he outperformed Kyrie Irving (by a considerable amount) during the regular season.
When the trendy of the acquisition remains debatable, LeBron James will be capable of shouldering more responsibilities, while Kevin Love and Jae Crowder staff up to maintain the 2016 champions. Let’s not forget the effects of adding Ante Zizic because depth, either.
If the transaction is vetoed because of Thomas’ wellbeing, the Cavaliers will soldier on with a malcontent Irving or locate a new taker for the point protector. They’ll stay filled with talent.
This offseason will be deemed a failure if they can not locate a huge return for Irving–and the Thomas swap surely qualifies as such–since addressing their biggest difficulty (defense) wasn’t exactly done together with the additions of Derrick Rose, Jose Calderon and Jeff Green. But they can still score with aplomb, which will make them favorites to win 54 games.
Because his era swells james does not seem to have declined whatsoever. Love enjoys more chemistry than with his superstar teammate, and Tristan Thompson is improving. Nearly all of the major pieces fit, however it is 1 brimming over with talent, although this may be an old roster.
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