CLEVELAND, Ohio - Almost as soon as the Cavaliers won the NBA championship two years ago, owner Dan Gilbert began turning the throne into a three-legged stool.
He let David Griffin walk away just days after the Game 7 upset. Griffin was the first Cleveland general manager to assemble a championship team since 1964.
Cutting down the Big Three
Before the 2018 season, Gilbert ignored the wishes of LeBron James, who wanted to bring the littlest egomaniac, Kyrie Irving, to camp and try to work out his unhappiness. Instead, the Cavs traded Irving to Boston for injured Isaiah Thomas and some magic beans.