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Cleveland Cavaliers: Best Case Scenarios For 2016-17

By Colby Giacubeno

Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with the Bill Russell MVP Trophy after beating the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with the Bill Russell MVP Trophy after beating the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) before game five of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) before game five of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

LeBron Gets Opportunities To Rest

LeBron James is already 39th in minutes played in NBA history (38,478). He is a unique player in that he invests much of his effort in sculpting his body year round so that he can maintain his dominance for what will be his 14th NBA season.

It’s easy to say that no matter where the Cavaliers finish in the conference standings, they’ll advance back to the NBA Finals this season.

But between the competitiveness in James and the fact that home-court advantage is extremely important in the NBA, he will take any measure to finish atop of the standings.

The Eastern Conference continues to improve. Boston signed Al Horford, Toronto will look to build off its 56-win season and Indiana made some key signing this offseason to help its argument.

Still the Cavaliers are head and shoulders above the teams mentioned. If they can get off to a quick start this season, it would leave more games for James to rest fully or play limited minutes in order to save his legs for April.

Last season, it took 57 wins to be crowned the Eastern Conference regular season champions. It’s safe to say that a total around 56-60 will be more than enough for the top spot. This Cavaliers team is more than capable of accomplishing that.

Rack up wins early, so the King can relax throughout and in the end, lead this franchise to a third-straight Finals appearance.

Next: Steady Growth as a Team

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