Unless you've been living under a rock, or simply don't follow basketball whatsoever, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a pretty crazy offseason. For starters, LeBron returned home to Ohio after his "college years" in Miami, and is looking to bring a title to the Cavaliers organization for the first time ever.
Shortly after, Cleveland dealt #1 pick Andrew Wiggins to the Timberwolves to bring all-star power forward Kevin Love into the mix to bolster up the roster and immediately make the Cavs a top contender. The work isn't done for the Cavs or LeBron by any stretch, as they have to work out the kinks and growing pains of having multiple superstars on one team. King James' has been hard at work this summer bringing the Cavs up to top form to start the season, and his Instagram gave us plenty of reason to believe that he can in fact bring Cleveland to the promised land.
Reason #5: Working out will Tristan Thompson all summer will undoubtedly improve the young power forward's game and also give King James another option to run the floor with.
Reason #4: He's got the best shoe designer in the world (in his opinion), working on the LeBron 12.
After a rather tough go of it for the LeBron 11, Nike is looking to step their game up for King James this season, and bring him a shoe he will actually lace up on court. Although we've seen the LeBron 12 leaked all over the place, official specs and details about the shoe have yet to surface so adjustments and unique tailoring to LeBrons game can be made to the shoes before the season.
Reason #3: He's got his good pal Mike Miller back by his side.
Miller further opens up the floor for LeBron and the Cavs as he can just camp out by the three and wait for a drive and dish from King James or Kyrie. Although Miller isn't the same player he once was, he has bounced back from a few injury riddled season and looks healthy to kick off the year for the first time in as long as we can remember.
Reason #2: He looks like he's lost a decent amount of weight
We know LeBron is a straight monster and overall physical specimen, but playing at a lighter weight will help him run run the floor with Kyrie and the rest of the young Cavs roster and blow the doors off older, less conditioned teams.
Reason #1: Kevin Love
Kind of a no brainer here. Kevin Love allows the Cavaliers to spread the floor, and also takes some of the scoring load off LeBron, which he had to dominate over the years in Miami. The addition of Love also bolsters up their front court and will lead to quick turn around possessions and easy buckets when Love rips a rebound and sends one of his signature outlet passes to a streaking LeBron.
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