Whether the five days of limbo the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics went through since Friday when the Cavs put their agreed-upon deal on life support because of Isaiah Thomas' health was worth it or not is secondary at this point.
Sure, all that dance got Cleveland was Miami's 2020 second-round pick added to the deal and it might have compromised the working relationship between new general manager Koby Altman and Boston's Danny Ainge in the process.
But forget about that for a moment. That's another story for another day.
What the Cavs accomplished late Wednesday night was officially turning the page from the Kyrie Irving era in Cleveland and gave the franchise options in both the short and long term.