The Cleveland Cavaliers are the NBA’s worst defensive team, as they have the worst defensive rating, and concede the highest opponent field goal percentage in the league, per NBA.com. They have been bombarded by injuries this year, but are not stocked with really good individual defenders, anyhow. Now, though, the Cavs’ defense will suffer even more in the coming weeks with Larry Nance Jr. potentially out for “two weeks” due to an MRI revealing a sprained MCL, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
As we’ve hit on over and over again here at KJG, the Cavs simply are not equipped to be a good defensive team right now.