Potential Takeaways from Celtics vs. The Cavaliers Redux!
In general, you shouldn't make any brash assumptions from regular season matchups, especially not pertaining to LeBron-led teams. You never know when the King and his Knights of the Drive-and-Dish are gonna hit the nitro (or a roadblock) in the postseason. However, this is no ordinary pre-All Star Break scrimmage. The Cavs front office went absolutely wild just hours before the deadline, and managed to acquire four pivotal core players for six of their own. Namely, they got slippery scoring guards Jordan Clarkson and Rodney Hood, heralded bouncy role player Larry Nance Jr., and dependable 3-and-D combo guard George Hill for combinations of Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and Derrick Rose. Despite locking up their cap situation with Clarkson and Hill's deals, along with Hood's future deal, the Cavs seemed to do the impossible; turn a menagerie of aging players with little motivation and chemistry into a feasible future, all while keeping their priz...