I was recently doing some research for a video on teams I thought could beat their over/under win totals [(video can be found here for those interested)] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsbwI99js4o&t=310s) and couldn’t help but feel the Cavaliers could be overlooked entering the regular season.
This is accounting for regular season only, as we all know playoffs can be matchup dependent, etc. Though the Cavs will have a lot of continuity in terms of their whole rotation returning and they also had a lot of bad injury luck last year. Of their core four players (Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen), only Allen didn’t miss at 25 or more regular season games. So assuming they’re healthier, I wouldn’t be stunned if they ended up being a pretty high seed. Interested to hear what others thought.
I dont think theyll be any better than they were last season
You don’t think they’ll be better with a healthy roster?
nope
Then your logic isn’t really adding up. They won 48 games with Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Garland missing significant time.
They might, they were injured as hell last season and the offense will probably look better under Atkinson
Playoff wise I would agree, though I wouldn’t be stunned if they were a top 3 seed.