Much was made of the offseason David Griffin and the Cavaliers assembled one summer ago – extending Kyrie Irving’s contract, reuniting with four-time MVP LeBron James and making a monster three-team deal to acquire Kevin Love.
But almost as critical in the squad’s success – finishing two wins away from the NBA title – were the dual deals Cleveland’s front office put together in early January: essentially turning Dion Waiters and a pair of future first-rounders for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov.
“I look at this deal as, really, three deals in aggregate,” explained Griffin at the time.