LeBron James won his first and only NBA Finals with the Cavaliers in June 2016, and he quickly turned his attention to recruiting a third superstar in July's free agency.
James and former Cavaliers GM David Griffin attempted to pursue Kevin Durant in free agency before the ex-Thunder star bolted to Golden State, according to ESPN's Zach Lowe.
In late June 2016, just days after winning one of the most thrilling and historically significant NBA Finals in history, David Griffin, then the Cleveland Cavaliers' GM, gathered his staff and gave them a directive: Explore ways to get Kevin Durant," Lowe wrote on Tuesday.