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LeBron already did the whole "come back to win one for The Land" thing, so if he returns again it'd have to be because he wants to win with these cats, right? He can chase stats anywhere and he can sign a retirement contract if he wants to finish up in Cleveland.
Maybe it's a fantasy to expect a GOAT-level player to "fit in" but if he committed to winning with this squad it'd be filthy. Imagine if you swapped LeVert for LeBron. He's a better passer, better scorer, better shooter, more versatile, bigger, longer... Obviously his role would be expanded but this would turn us from a play-in team to an Eastern conference juggernaut again, in my view. And what's more is that rather than playing with finished products like Love or Davis, he's dishing to young players who will improve throughout and between seasons. That means instead of filling up the stat sheet every night on a team of old losers he could let the kids run around while he preserves his best stuff for the playoffs.
As for Allen, I'm not convinced there is a problem there. Jarrett has great chemistry with Garland, plays the pick n roll well, offers a lob threat, can do some dirty work, and serves as a defensive anchor. Allen has scoring capabilities but he's not someone that should or needs to have the ball dumped down to him in the post a bunch to stay happy. There's a role for him still in this scenario in my mind, but I also tend toward wishful thinking with regard to basketball.
I think especially if Mobley's game develops more in the mid to long range they can mesh together. Within the starting unit you'd want to either keep Markkanen at the 3 or slot in Agbaji (assuming he develops into the shooter w/ some D we want) to help with spacing. And hey, LeBron isn't exactly a slouch from range. He's been around or above 35% five of the last six seasons (his worst 3 point season in recent memory was our 2016 title season). So while you aren't the Dubs, you'd have outside threats at 4 of 5 positions with tons of length and passing ability.
Here's a stupid fantasy for you: Keep the cap space for next offseason and sign LeBron and Jokic. Every game would just be 48 minutes of the Cavs passing the ball over the heads of other teams and scoring at will.
Maybe it's a fantasy to expect a GOAT-level player to "fit in" but if he committed to winning with this squad it'd be filthy. Imagine if you swapped LeVert for LeBron. He's a better passer, better scorer, better shooter, more versatile, bigger, longer... Obviously his role would be expanded but this would turn us from a play-in team to an Eastern conference juggernaut again, in my view. And what's more is that rather than playing with finished products like Love or Davis, he's dishing to young players who will improve throughout and between seasons. That means instead of filling up the stat sheet every night on a team of old losers he could let the kids run around while he preserves his best stuff for the playoffs.
As for Allen, I'm not convinced there is a problem there. Jarrett has great chemistry with Garland, plays the pick n roll well, offers a lob threat, can do some dirty work, and serves as a defensive anchor. Allen has scoring capabilities but he's not someone that should or needs to have the ball dumped down to him in the post a bunch to stay happy. There's a role for him still in this scenario in my mind, but I also tend toward wishful thinking with regard to basketball.
I think especially if Mobley's game develops more in the mid to long range they can mesh together. Within the starting unit you'd want to either keep Markkanen at the 3 or slot in Agbaji (assuming he develops into the shooter w/ some D we want) to help with spacing. And hey, LeBron isn't exactly a slouch from range. He's been around or above 35% five of the last six seasons (his worst 3 point season in recent memory was our 2016 title season). So while you aren't the Dubs, you'd have outside threats at 4 of 5 positions with tons of length and passing ability.
Here's a stupid fantasy for you: Keep the cap space for next offseason and sign LeBron and Jokic. Every game would just be 48 minutes of the Cavs passing the ball over the heads of other teams and scoring at will.
