Cleveland Cavaliers: A plausible path for the Cavs to keep LeBron

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The draft is over. And LeBron’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers is still up in the air.

The NBA draft is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers took Collin Sexton with the No. 8 pick to either increase their point guard depth or prepare for a rebuild.

Whatever the case may be, the draft sure didn’t give us any answers as to where LeBron is going.

That makes it even tougher on the Cavs front office. By drafting a player, the Cavs dropped the pick’s trade value immensely. This is because most teams would like the ability to choose a prospect of their own liking. This would make blockbuster deals even harder.

Despite how promising Sexton seems, it seems almost certain that James would prefer established stars over rookies.

But the unfortunate part is that the Cavs simply do not seem to have enough assets to acquire legitimate help for the King. Adding Sexton to the mix further complicates the trades the Cavs can do. At this point, Leonard would seem like an unrealistic trade target for the Cavs.

And Walker might not be enough to keep the King around.

But Cavs fans should not lose hope that their team can’t make a big splash.

The only difference is that the Cavs must operate outside the box and look for hidden gems than big names. But no matter what goes down before July 1st the Cavs will really need to commit to devoting their money and assets to the betterment of the team.

That is if they wish to keep the King around.