When an NBA team is trying to contend, they’ll typically make an all-in push.
How hard should that push be? Does the future become completely irrelevant at some point? Can a team give up all of their assets in an effort to win?
The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly gave up a lot last summer. By acquiring Donovan Mitchell, they punted on the future. Their first-round exit this season was disappointing in that light.
Could the Cavaliers push even further this summer? It would require boldness to do so.
Without much draft capital left, they’d have to move one of their key players if they were going to make a win-now upgrade.
Could they flip Darius Garland for Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers?
