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Author Message   Saarang Pilla Bewarse Username: Saarang Post Number: 867 Registered: 04-2015 Posted From: 208.54.104.34 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2018 - 8:05 pm:    http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22369212/zach-lowe-lebron-james-cleveland-cav aliers-2018-nba-trade-deadline Zach Lowe: They did about the very best repair job they could in a stunning series of deals that sent out six players and two draft picks, including the Cavs' 2018 first-round pick, in exchange for four rotation guys who fit much better around LeBron. In swapping (deep breath) Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, Channing Frye, and Isaiah Thomas for (inhales again) George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance, Jr., the lethargic Cavs got younger; exchanged bricky ball-handlers for shooters; and added two switchy defenders who can hang -- when engaged -- against elite offenses. We have to see how the pieces fit before declaring anything. The Cavs have almost an entirely new team, and no time to develop chemistry. That is one upside of playing a system that amounts to "Do stuff, LeBron": there isn't much to learn beyond doing what LeBron says. But there is a good chance Cleveland has restored itself as the presumptive favorite in the East without sacrificing their most important safety net in the event of another LeBron doomsday scenario. Quibble if you want -- and we will -- but that is a big, big win for the Cavs and GM Koby Altman, who no longer looks as "young" and "overwhelmed" and whatever other adjective his anonymous critics might have proffered 48 hours ago.