CLEVELAND, Ohio -- LeBron James is gone, making it the third time he has left his previous team in free agency.
The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers went on to make the wrong kind of history, not only tumbling out of the playoff picture but dropping to the depths of the NBA. The 2014-15 Miami Heat -- despite their championship culture, an accomplished head coach and some talent left over from the James era -- couldn't make the postseason either.
That's been the story. Lose LeBron, miss out on the playoffs.
Can these Cavaliers defy the odds and have the third time be the charm?