After spinning three trades with 10 players changing places, are the Cleveland Cavaliers a better team after all their moves on Thursday at the NBA's trade deadline?
The Eastern Conference has been the playground of the Cleveland Cavaliers since the return of LeBron James in 2014. They have gone to three straight NBA Finals and were considered the favorites for a fourth this season, even after they traded All-Star Kyrie Irving to Boston. While the first few months may not have been pretty, going into Christmas Day, Cleveland owned a top-four record in the NBA, just two games out of the top.