Okay, so how exactly does a team that has made the playoffs just twice in the past several seasons do a complete turnaround and adapt the blueprint of a champion before them? It does sound like a bit of a stretch. But with a talent like Zion Williamson coming, it also lies in the realm of possibility.
Before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s go back a few seasons and briefly dive into what Cleveland accomplished under the management of David Griffin. The Cleveland Cavaliers were, well, out of sorts when LeBron James left them back in 2010 (they won 19 games the following season and went on a losing streak of 26 straight games).