One month and 12 days after LeBron James announced he was coming back home to Cleveland (cue “Coming Home” by Diddy), the Cavaliers confirmed the rumors swirling about. They announced the trading of the first overall pick of the 2013 and 2014 NBA Drafts, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team trade.
This trade had huge repercussions. This meant LeBron had created a so-called “Big 3” with Kyrie Irving and the newly acquired Kevin Love. LeBron had made sure he had a team that was ready to win.