As the NBA Draft and offseason approaches, the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers could be operating in a one-year vacuum.
With LeBron James eligible to hit the free agent market next summer, the Cavs could only have one more year with the best player on the planet.
In fact, the perception that James is planning to once again bolt Cleveland for a warm-weather city is permeating throughout the NBA. One week after The Ringer cited NBA sources thinking that James would leave the Cavs for either the Lakers or Clippers to form a new super team, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski doubled down on the idea on his podcast.