CLEVELAND—Last season the Cleveland Cavaliers had a revolving door at shooting guard and little bench depth, played an isolation-heavy style and were still the third-best offensive team in the NBA.
This year, they should be even better.
Although Kyrie Irving and his 25.2 points per game are gone and Isaiah Thomas (28.9 points with the Boston Celtics) likely won't return from a hip injury until 2018, this is an offense that should eclipse their 110.3 scoring average from 2016-17.
While they wait for Thomas to make his debut, Cleveland still boasts LeBron James and Kevin Love while adding Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose and Jae Crowder to the mix.