CBS Sports just ranked all of the NBA front offices, judging which teams are run well and which are run poorly.
Unsurprisingly, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit at the top of the list, which makes a lot of sense considering the success they have found over the last few years.
But where do the Cleveland Cavaliers fall in the lineup?
They came in at No. 5, and Sam Quinn described why they earned that spot.
“The player acquisition speaks for itself. They were bold enough to trade for Donovan Mitchell with no reassurance that he’d re-sign. They just bet that they’d be good enough to convince him to stay and they were right. They swooped in and stole Jarrett Allen during the James Harden trade. Evan Mobley and Darius Garland were home run draft picks. They’ve discovered their share of diamonds in the rough lately like Ty Jerome and Sam Merrill. That’s what gets Cleveland in the mix at the top of this list,” Quinn wrote.
The Cavaliers have definitely been lucky and smart when it comes to finding “diamonds in the rough,” as Quinn put it.
The team has been successful not just because of big names like Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland.
In fact, they became the top team in the East last season because their roster is deep and versatile and was created organically over the years.
The Cavaliers are spending a good deal of cash to keep this squad together, but it’s worth it – at least for now.
If they win more and make an impact in the postseason next year, you can bet they will climb higher on this list.
The top five teams are some of the best in the league, but there is no reason why the Cavs can’t be among them.
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