The Cleveland Cavaliers are not simply one step away from winning an NBA Championship. A team doesn’t go from a four-round exit in their first playoff series to truly competing for a title without multiple moves to shore up the team’s attack on both ends.
With that said, the Cavs aren’t a mile away, either. They have their stars in place, and Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley give them a top-10 player in both offense and defense. There are other teams trying to get into the league’s top tier that need to find a star, which is the hardest part of the equation.
As the Cavaliers try to address all of their roster needs, one in specific stands above the rest. They have four stars, all of whom will be the backbone of whatever they accomplish. What they don’t have is a fifth guy, a starter at small forward who can defend and shoot 3-pointers.
The Cavaliers need to find a 3-and-D starter this offseason
Bleacher Report recently listed the toughest offseason decision for every NBA team, and for Cleveland, they listed this exact problem: who will start at small forward next season? There are four primary ways for the team to address the problem; which will ultimately prove to be the best approach?