Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers. (Photo by Michael Wyke-POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports)
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a team with deserved optimism about the future, with a talented young core of players expected to improve this season and beyond. Even so, the Cavs will most likely not be a playoff team next season.
One implication of that reality is that individual awards will be difficult to come by. The accolades awarded to standout players generally take winning into account, and a low-profile, small-market team such as the Cavs needs to be considered a winning team for most of its players to have a shot at individual awards.