When I saw this deal I was absolutely blown away but in some ways not shocked at all. I don't really care about the why and how and if Lebron had anything to do with it. I'm thinking in terms of the fan base and the brand. Reality is, Lebron is the brand and nothing else really matters. In what league can you basically move your entire roster and still be considered a competitor? The NBA. Basketball is a sport of few people and the reality they have the smallest teams of any major sports league. If you are able to set yourself up with a few superstar players then you are going to be in a good spot. Don't get me wrong, having a strong bench is important but this sport is dominated by a few rather than the whole. In every other major league you can have superstars but if you don't have a solid group as a team then you are not going to win. Look at the Edmonton Oilers, my favourite hockey team. They have the best player in the world in Connor McDavid and they struggle every night because the rest of the team is not strong enough. Take a look at NFL teams. Many have top tier superstars and barely get to the .500 mark in wins. Just as AJ Green or Matthew Stafford. In basketball you can be dominant with a star like Lebron and a few supporting cast guys. Do they even sell jerseys for any other players in Cleveland? I'm guessing not so much. haha
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I read somewhere that they moved Isaiah, because he called out Lebron on his leadership. He is so right, and lebron gets him traded. I saw him say our president was a tyrant, but he should look in the mirror.
I think this is going to be LeBron's biggest challenge by far during his NBA Finals run to keep the streak going this year. He essentially has a brand new team now and just two months to get everyone integrated into what he wants to do before the NBA Playoffs begin. That combined with the Boston Celtics being one of the bigger Eastern Conference roadblocks he's faced in the long while; he will certainly have his work cut out for him. I think the Celtics' pickup of Greg Monroe as well has been fairly under the radar, but potentially impactful as well. The rest of this NBA season with the Eastern Conference will certainly be very compelling and then the drama will shift to whether LeBron decides to return to the Cavs for next season. The NBA is never boring!