After winning the title in 2016, the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a shopping spree. They re-signed both Tristan Thompson and JR Smith to enormous deals, crippling the team’s future flexibility. Even this past offseason, they signed Kyle Korver for a 3-year/$18 million deal.
These three contracts, in their own special way, were mistakes. And, this summer, they virtually need a quintessential few months in order to continue retaining LeBron James and all the young talent they collected this season.
Their offseason fireworks will kick off on June 21, 2018, just a few weeks before the beginning of free agency.