3 moves the Cleveland Cavaliers made that look good in hindsight
By Chad Porto
The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some really good choices lately
The Cleveland Cavaliers are now in a place to compete for an NBA title, having landed the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. Their team is loaded, with stars like Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley having found their roles on the squad. They’re the best defense in the league, thanks in part to coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s system and the gallant efforts of Ricky Rubio and Dean Wade off the bench.
They’re certainly not perfect, with a new of some offense infused into the bench this offseason, but for the most part, this is a well-built team with expectations to go deep into the playoffs. But it wasn’t an easy road to get here.
The team, going back nearly six years now, had to start making some really tough decisions. Yet, those touch decisions seemed to have worked out in the long run, because here they are ready to compete. But we’re going to talk about those tough decisions. Those moves that, when made, looked questionable or downright bad in hindsight but are now the reasons the team is in the shape it’s in.
We’re only going back a few years, and we’re only talking about three specific moves, so if you have another trade that helped the team, or another player in mind, we’re sure that helped the team get here as well, we’re just keeping things tight for this entry. So with that being said, let’s take a look at three times the Cavs actually made the right move.