2015-16 NBA Quick Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers

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2015-16 NBA Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers

Head Coach: David Blatt (53-29 all-time)

Last Year's Record: 53-29

Last Playoff Series Win: 2014-15 Conference Finals vs. Atlanta Hawks

Last NBA Conference Finals Appearance: 2014-15 vs. Atlanta Hawks

NBA Championships Won: 0

2014-15 Team Leaders:

PPG: LeBron James (25.3)

RPG: Kevin Love (9.7)

BPG: Timofey Mozgov (1.2)

SPG: LeBron James (1.6)

APG: LeBron James (7.4)

Off-Season Transactions:

-Re-signed (F) Kevin Love

-Re-signed (G) Iman Shumpert

-Re-signed (F) LeBron James

-Signed free agent (PG) Mo Williams

-Traded (F) Rakeem Christmas to the Indiana Pacers

-Re-signed (F) James Jones

-Re-signed (G) Matthew Dellavedova

-Signed (C) Sasha Kaun

Roster:

Projected Starting Five:

C - Timofey Mozgov (9.7 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG)

PF - Kevin Love (16.4 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 0.5 BPG)

SF - LeBron James (25.3 PPG, 7.4 APG, 6.0 RPG)

SG - J.R. Smith (12.1 PPG, 2.8 APG, 3.1 RPG)

PG - Kyrie Irving (21.7 PPG, 5.2 APG, 3.2 RPG)

Projected Bench:

Iman Shumpert (G), Richard Jefferson (F), Anderson Varejao (C), Mo Williams (PG), Matthew Dellavedova (PG), James Jones (F), Joe Harris (SG), Sasha Kaun (C), Austin Daye (SF)

The Prediction:

56-25