Can the Cleveland Cavaliers build on their success from 2021–2022, or will they need to make further strides?
The Cleveland Cavaliers are an up-and-coming team in the Eastern Conference for 2022–23 that will cause issues for a very long time.
The Cavaliers had the second-worst record in the NBA when LeBron James left Cleveland in 2018, and a difficult rebuilding process lay ahead.
Additionally, they were allowed to participate in the James Harden trade involving the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets in 2021 because of the Cavaliers’ Dante Exum, Jarrett Allen, and Taurean Prince second-round picks.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers selected teenage All-Star Evan Mobley in the frontcourt with the third choice in the 2021 NBA Draft during the 2020–2021 season, it may have been the zenith of their rebuilding process.
Best front-court duos
Now that Mobley and Allen are among the finest front-court combinations in the league, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen both made their first All-Star appearances last season.
They have the best current growth potential in the league thanks to their young All-Stars, strong defensive play, and nearly entirely under-30 roster.
The Cavaliers have added players to their young core ahead of the 2022–23 season, and after going 44–38 last season and qualifying for the Play-In Tournament, Cleveland is prepared to demonstrate that they are a legitimate postseason threat in the Eastern Conference.
Can the Cavaliers, for the first time since 2017–18, secure a legitimate playoff berth next year?
The Cleveland Cavaliers started the 2022 NBA Draft early this summer when they traded the Sacramento Kings the No. 39 overall pick in this year’s draught in exchange for Sasha Vezenkov’s draught rights and roughly $1.75 million in cash.
with a perimeter player like Kansas’ Ochai Agbaji, who demonstrated his “score-first” approach in college.
Agbaji is the most recent young guard to enter the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, but they quickly selected him from the draught board.
Agbaji demonstrated in Kansas that he was more of a leader than just a scorer.
Ochai Agbaji participated in the Las Vegas Summer League for a total of four games, averaging 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and a 37.5% three-point shooting percentage.