However, this year saw a seismic shift in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ organization, and the goals went from winning championships to reportedly just trying to keep the team relevant with the departure of LeBron James (via free agency to the Los Angeles Lakers).
A change in the roster meant the scoring responsibilities would shift, and new faces would have to step up. Where the scoring would come from would become an even more significant challenge once Kevin Love went down with a reported toe injury and missed 50 games.
In that time, Jordan Clarkson went back to being one of the NBA’s best bench scorers (as he was at times before with the Lakers), and young players Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman have shown offensive flashes on numerous occasions this season, and as we’ve discussed, have really picked it up over the last few months.