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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)

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The first rebuild effort was poor at best. It resulted in one star (who they deserve a modicum of credit for, as many argued for Derrick Williams over Irving) and six role players (Thompson, Crowder, Waiters, Allen Crabbe, Wiggins, and Joe Harris). They traded Wiggins, Crabbe, and Crowder before their rookie seasons, and never gave Harris a real shot.

Unfortunately, they also passed on Oladipo in favor of Anthony Bennett because they thought Waiters was the real deal. Worst of all, that rebuild may be more successful than the next one. It netted them Irving, a top 10 player, and that's never a guarantee. Orlando has been in the pits since Dwight Howard left and the best player on their roster is Aaron Gordon. I like Gordon, but you aren't winning 40 games a year if he's your best guy.
 
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Don't understand what they shut Cedi down.

Last nights game had a great atmosphere and would have been a nice learning experience.

Great game last night. Deplorable officiating bailed the Lakers out.

Young Bull looks like a keeper.

Not sure anybody else that played last night makes the roster (Preston is intriguing, Holland is a bulldog, Scootchie has some wiggle). But good intensity and effort, much better then what we saw from the real Cavs last year.
 
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Be interesting to see if Kev's deal includes a no trade. Seem's like he would demand it, although any team that would trade for him would be in a win now situation. I still think it's a mistake not to tank. I don't know if an expensive team that might squeak into the playoffs will bring in more fans than a tanking team that is building for the post GS NBA. Keeping Love pretty much throws away the chance of keeping their first rounder next year, but they were pretty shitty without Lebron so they might surprise me. I think they will move Korver at least by the deadline. From what I've read JR has one of those grandfathered Brendan Haywood contracts that will fully count in a trade next summer, but the team can opt out any pay nothing so it is hugely valuable to a team willing to take on a bad contract for a pick. I'm guessing he sticks until then. Korver and/or Frye need to spend all their time with Sexton to help him develop an above average 3. The current NBA is built on all 5 players being able to shoot so that will be the difference between Sexton being average or great. Same for Cedi.
 
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exhawg said:
Be interesting to see if Kev's deal includes a no trade. Seem's like he would demand it, although any team that would trade for him would be in a win now situation. I still think it's a mistake not to tank. I don't know if an expensive team that might squeak into the playoffs will bring in more fans than a tanking team that is building for the post GS NBA. Keeping Love pretty much throws away the chance of keeping their first rounder next year, but they were pretty shitty without Lebron so they might surprise me. I think they will move Korver at least by the deadline. From what I've read JR has one of those grandfathered Brendan Haywood contracts that will fully count in a trade next summer, but the team can opt out any pay nothing so it is hugely valuable to a team willing to take on a bad contract for a pick. I'm guessing he sticks until then. Korver and/or Frye need to spend all their time with Sexton to help him develop an above average 3. The current NBA is built on all 5 players being able to shoot so that will be the difference between Sexton being average or great. Same for Cedi.
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No-Trade for only 6 months
 
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I'm surprised to see Love sticking around, but I've always liked him, so I appreciate it.

That said, it doesn't make a ton of sense for Cleveland's perspective. Unless they intend on trading him, of course. I can't imagine the deal will look very good in the later years, though. Injury-prone big men don't last that long.
 
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