These Cavaliers are a far cry from the teams Kevin Love played on when he first arrived in Cleveland. The Cavs, though they’ve already won more games than in any year since LeBron James’s (second) departure, stink. They’re 21–40, good for 13th place in the East.
An already lackluster roster was even more depleted for Monday’s game against the Raptors. Taurean Prince is out for the season due to an ankle injury that will require surgery. Larry Nance Jr. has a broken thumb that might keep him out for the final three weeks of the season. Matthew Dellavedova has a neck strain and three players—Isaiah Hartenstein, Lamar Stevens and leading scorer Collin Sexton—have concussions.