The Cleveland Cavaliers have been to three consecutive NBA Finals. They won the city's first championship in 52 years just last summer. They remain the team to beat in the Eastern Conference.
It just doesn't feel like it.
For all the success the franchise has had since LeBron James returned home from his four-year sabbatical in Miami, we have all been witnesses to one Cavs' L after another this offseason.
First, they lost general manager David Griffin, who presided over those three runs to the Finals, after he and owner Dan Gilbert failed to reach an agreement on an extension.