OK, here’s the scene last year at this time – as the Wine and Gold departed for their 10th straight trip to Summer League in Las Vegas …
Just before the 2014 Draft, the Cavaliers replaced Mike Brown with new head coach David Blatt, fresh off winning the Euroleague Championship and Coach of the Year honors. Blatt would follow in the footsteps of Jason Kidd and Steve Clifford the previous year and coach his Summer League squad.
In that June’s Draft, Cleveland – fresh off winning the NBA Lottery for the third time in four years – tabbed 19-year-old Kansas swingman Andrew Wiggins with the top overall pick.