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In some histories of the Cleveland Cavaliers, descriptions of its first decades from 1970 to 2000 are filled with words like “awful,” “miserable,” “wretched,” “horrible,” “woeful,” “heartbreaking,” and “disappointing,” despite the fact that such...
In some histories of the Cleveland Cavaliers, descriptions of its first decades from 1970 to 2000 are filled with words like “awful,” “miserable,” “wretched,” “horrible,” “woeful,” “heartbreaking,” and “disappointing,” despite the fact that such players as Lenny Wilkens, Nate Thurmond, Walt Frazier, World B. Free, Hot Rod Williams, Larry Nance, and Brad Daugherty all played for the team. But Cleveland’s fortunes changed in 2003, when LeBron James was drafted straight out of high school to become the NBA’s Rookie of the Year.
Two other 2003 rookies, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, would wind up playing for the Miami Heat, where they would be joined by James in 2010. Before that reunion, though, James and fellow Cavaliers such as Žydr?nas Ilgauskas, Carlos Boozer, Drew Gooden, and Larry Hughes were making the Cavs a serious playoff contender. By the 2005-2006 season, the Cavaliers had made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which they lost to the Detroit Pistons in 7 games. In 2007, the Cavs would take the Eastern Conference Finals from the Pistons in 6 games, only to be blanked by the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. The team would finish first in the Central Division in 2009 and 2009, and James would be named the league’s MVP both of those years, but 2007 would prove to be the best the Cavs would do as a team in the first James era.
In 2009-2010, James shared the court with Shaquille O’Neal, but the 6-foot, 8-inch forward left his home-state team in 2010 for Miami. To be sure, the Cavaliers struggled without him, but they continued to build for the future. In the lockout-shortened 2011-2012 season, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were both drafted by the Cavaliers (in 2012, Irving was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year), while Dion Waiters was good for around 15 points per game in 2013 and 2014. Then, at the beginning of the 2014-2015, James returned and Kevin Love joined the team, paving the way for Cleveland’s second trip in franchise history to the NBA Finals, which they lost to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. But a rematch with the Warriors in 2016 finally gave Cleveland the major-sports-franchise championship it had so long desired.
For Cavaliers fans, vintage basketball cards, signed basketballs, and game-worn jerseys are the coin of the realm, especially if they bear the name, number, or likeness of James or Irving.
Continue readingIn some histories of the Cleveland Cavaliers, descriptions of its first decades from 1970 to 2000 are filled with words like “awful,” “miserable,” “wretched,” “horrible,” “woeful,” “heartbreaking,” and “disappointing,” despite the fact that such players as Lenny Wilkens, Nate Thurmond, Walt Frazier, World B. Free, Hot Rod Williams, Larry Nance, and Brad Daugherty all played for the team. But Cleveland’s fortunes changed in 2003, when LeBron James was drafted straight out of high school to become the NBA’s Rookie of the Year.
Two other 2003 rookies, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, would wind up playing for the Miami Heat, where they would be joined by James in 2010. Before that reunion, though, James and fellow Cavaliers such as Žydr?nas Ilgauskas, Carlos Boozer, Drew Gooden, and Larry Hughes were making the Cavs a serious playoff contender. By the 2005-2006 season, the Cavaliers had made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which they lost to the Detroit Pistons in 7 games. In 2007, the Cavs would take the Eastern Conference Finals from the Pistons in 6 games, only to be blanked by the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. The team would finish first in the Central Division in 2009 and 2009, and James would be named the league’s MVP both of those years, but 2007 would prove to be the best the Cavs would do as a team in the first James era.
In 2009-2010, James shared the court with Shaquille O’Neal, but the 6-foot, 8-inch forward left his home-state team in 2010 for Miami. To be sure, the Cavaliers struggled without him, but they continued to build for the future. In the lockout-shortened 2011-2012 season, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were both drafted by the Cavaliers (in 2012, Irving was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year), while Dion Waiters was good for around 15 points per game in 2013 and 2014. Then, at the beginning of the 2014-2015, James returned and Kevin Love joined the team, paving the way for Cleveland’s second trip in franchise history to the...
In some histories of the Cleveland Cavaliers, descriptions of its first decades from 1970 to 2000 are filled with words like “awful,” “miserable,” “wretched,” “horrible,” “woeful,” “heartbreaking,” and “disappointing,” despite the fact that such players as Lenny Wilkens, Nate Thurmond, Walt Frazier, World B. Free, Hot Rod Williams, Larry Nance, and Brad Daugherty all played for the team. But Cleveland’s fortunes changed in 2003, when LeBron James was drafted straight out of high school to become the NBA’s Rookie of the Year.
Two other 2003 rookies, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, would wind up playing for the Miami Heat, where they would be joined by James in 2010. Before that reunion, though, James and fellow Cavaliers such as Žydr?nas Ilgauskas, Carlos Boozer, Drew Gooden, and Larry Hughes were making the Cavs a serious playoff contender. By the 2005-2006 season, the Cavaliers had made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which they lost to the Detroit Pistons in 7 games. In 2007, the Cavs would take the Eastern Conference Finals from the Pistons in 6 games, only to be blanked by the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. The team would finish first in the Central Division in 2009 and 2009, and James would be named the league’s MVP both of those years, but 2007 would prove to be the best the Cavs would do as a team in the first James era.
In 2009-2010, James shared the court with Shaquille O’Neal, but the 6-foot, 8-inch forward left his home-state team in 2010 for Miami. To be sure, the Cavaliers struggled without him, but they continued to build for the future. In the lockout-shortened 2011-2012 season, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were both drafted by the Cavaliers (in 2012, Irving was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year), while Dion Waiters was good for around 15 points per game in 2013 and 2014. Then, at the beginning of the 2014-2015, James returned and Kevin Love joined the team, paving the way for Cleveland’s second trip in franchise history to the NBA Finals, which they lost to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. But a rematch with the Warriors in 2016 finally gave Cleveland the major-sports-franchise championship it had so long desired.
For Cavaliers fans, vintage basketball cards, signed basketballs, and game-worn jerseys are the coin of the realm, especially if they bear the name, number, or likeness of James or Irving.
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