It’s been less than a week since a dramatic series of rapid fire deals at the trade deadline altered the fortunes of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the events of the intervening days have been hard to put into proper context… or even words. It’s rare that a team has undergone so much change in such a short amount of time (okay rare for teams that aren’t the Cavs… since they did a similarly massive deal exactly a decade ago), and the ramifications will continue to be unpacked for days, weeks, months and possibly years to come.
Much has been already made of Koby Altman’s now semi-infamous quote that he took from his old boss coach Kyle Smith…
“We want fountains, not drains.