Before the 2016 season, the Cavaliers were called the cursed team by fans, located in a small city like Cleveland, which is in the decline of Cleveland, without the return of James, without the selection of Irving, without signing Lefort, I am afraid that the hard-won O'Brien Cup will be a long time late, and the victory of the 2016 season has made the small city the focus of attention, and also let the Cleveland people completely lose the shame in their hearts to enjoy the joy of winning the championship, but unfortunately this joy has not been continued in subsequent games. The departures of Irving and James caused the Cavaliers to fall into a trough again.
The remaining Love injuries continue, the Cavaliers returned to the lottery area, fortunately after nearly two years of accumulation of this season, the Cavaliers once again saw the hope of entering the playoffs, but unfortunately at this juncture, the team's core guard Sexton suffered a meniscus tear will be suspended indefinitely, after the Cavaliers once put Sexton on the shelves to seek the possibility of a trade, and finally failed to send it away, but according to the latest news, the Cavaliers management intends to keep this guard player, this year is the last year of Sexton's rookie contract, The Cavaliers intend to sign him to a 5-year contract extension, and Sexton wants to get a four-year, $100 million contract extension, not knowing that this injury will affect the discussion between the two sides about the renewal.
The Cavaliers now have Rubio, Valentine, Pangos and Garland on the guard line, and Skston's absence allows Rubio to get more playing time, and Rubio's status has picked up after joining the Cavaliers in the offseason, and he has cut a large double-double stat of 37 points and 10 rebounds in the previous game against the Knicks, and also hit 8 three-pointers, which is also a good choice if the Cavaliers can prove that he stays in Cleveland again. At present, the Cavaliers are ranked 6th in the East with a score of 7 wins and 4 losses, and it is difficult to say whether they can enter the playoffs now, after all, there are also Celtics, Bucks and Eagles behind them, the hard power of these three teams is higher than that of the Cavaliers, but with the current team lineup can play such a performance has been very eye-catching.
For the Cavaliers, the main reason for restricting its own development is that the city is too small, Cleveland is an industrial city, which has gradually declined, there is not much entertainment here, there is no media attention, james's departure has taken too much. However, the Cavaliers are not short of money, the owner Dan Gilbert's value is now the second only to the existence of Clippers owner Ballmer in the league, gilbert is also willing to spend money for the development of the team, but unfortunately the team itself can attract stars to join too few points, it depends on whether the future Cavaliers can once again select talented players to lead the rise of the Cavaliers.
Cleveland, the small city, has produced two superstar players, James and Curry, and perhaps the city's greatest pride.