For all the trades and free agent signings that shook the NBA this month, one truth emerged quickly during my short stay in Las Vegas last week: Nothing has really changed.
A number of executives believe June will end with a Cavaliers-Warriors threequel — except this time the outcome will be reversed.
Eastern Conference executives polled during summer league believe the entire conference is still chasing the Cavs, and the Cavs will be chasing Kevin Durant and the Warriors for the championship.
“We’re all playing for second unless someone (on the Cavs) turns an ankle at the wrong time,” one Eastern Conference executive said.