The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the most win-now of win-now modes a franchise could possibly achieve. LeBron James is at the tail-end of his prime, the Eastern Conference still fails to provide a decent challenge, and even holding the best record in the conference was not enough to save head coach David Blatt from a mid-season firing. Owner Dan Gilbert is about to pay a positively Prokhorov-ian luxury tax bill.
The Cavs also have a massive trade exception. Trade exceptions sound complicated but can be explained rather simply in terms of the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers.