If there is really a midsummer nightmare dream, the Cavaliers will have a lot of nightmare this summer. Let's start from the championship game and review the series of troubles that this 2016 champion team has encountered in the past month....
The championship game without any suspense
Although the Cavaliers broke the Warriors' playoff in , most of the series, the Cavaliers were almost unable to resist, which also triggered their subsequent uncontrollable butterfly effect.
The general manager patted his butt and left before the draft
David Griffin's contract with the Cavaliers should be July 1, but his brother suddenly announced his resignation on June 20, so that the Cavaliers could only welcome the upcoming draft three days later without a leader. The Cavaliers, who had no draft picks, had no one in charge of the trading operations, so their gains in this year's draft were equal to zero.
No capital to recruit George and Butler
According to recent rumors, the Cavaliers have indeed actively recruited Paul George and Jimmy Butler, but they really have no bargaining chips to talk to others. Kevin Love, the only one who can move on the table, could not make the horses and the Bulls interested, and could only watch these big fish swim.
Salary budget of breaking through the 200 million mark
In the past period, the Cavaliers used 3 years and $22 million to keep Kyle Korver, 3 years and $8.5 million to sign Cedi Osman, and then used their basic salary to keep veterans such as Richard Jefferson and Jose Calderon and Jeff Green. The Cavaliers, which seems to have no reinforcement, will have a salary of $140 million next season, which is significantly higher than the salary cap of $99 million. It is estimated that the Cavaliers may have to pay a luxury tax of $68.7 million in the future, which also means that the Cavaliers' salary expenditure will exceed the 200 million mark next season.
James, who is ready to move, has hurt the hearts of Cavaliers fans once, will soon have the option in the summer of 2018. According to recent gossips, James seems to be interested in joining the team in Los Angeles. If the Cavaliers fail to continue their championship momentum this season, the possibility of James leaving the team will only be higher and higher.
can't find the new general manager
Since parting ways with Greofen, the Cavaliers have actively sought the joining of Chauncey Billups, but they were eventually rejected. Therefore, during this most important free agent market operation, the Cavaliers could only rely on assistant general manager Koby Altman to take on more work, but there is no obvious action at present, which has made James publicly express his dissatisfaction.
The last straw that broke the camels... Irving wants to go to
On the eve of his personal Asian tour, the news that Kyrie Irving asked the team for a deal was officially revealed. It is rumored that he hopes to be transferred to a team that is truly centered on him and does not want to serve as James' deputy anymore. Gray Wolves , Knicks, Heat and Spurs seem to be his team.
James is very disappointed with the news and may trigger another wave of people-snatching battles in the market. This is a crisis or turning point for the Cavaliers, and it depends on how they operate next.
