Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant drives. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
When LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2010, the team went from an instant contender to the bottom of the barrel. The same thing happened when LeBron left the Cavs again before the start of the 2018-2019 season. Clearly, this means that the Cavs’ recent success is because of LeBron.
That said, there were small portions of the season when the Cavs looked like a team moving in the right direction.
Unfortunately, there were too many times throughout the season where the team looked lost and somewhat incompetent.