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Opening a New Chapter

Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman Discusses the Upcoming Season

Nobody said an NBA General Manager job is supposed to be easy, but for the Wine & Gold’s decision-maker, Koby Altman, it’s been almost a steady calendar year of challenges.

After assuming the job last summer, Altman has had to work around two high-level player departures and position his franchise for the future. Only four players – Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, JR Smith and Channing Frye – remain from the 2016 Championship team. (Although Frye was dealt to the Lakers late last year before re-signing this offseason.