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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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Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /

How Far Can They Go?

As reigning champions, this question is quite simple. A formula for success in the Eastern Conference is obvious, have LeBron James on your team.

The Golden State Warriors may be the favorites to win it all with the addition of Kevin Durant, but again, the Cavaliers have already been in that underdog position last season when the Warriors won the most games in NBA history (73).

On paper, the Warriors run away with the NBA crown, but as we saw with the Miami Heat in 2011, that doesn’t decide the true champion. Chemistry within a great roster is a must-have and in that regard, the Cavaliers remain a step ahead.

If the Cavaliers and Warriors met for a third-straight time in the Finals, it would be nothing short of sensational. Durant failed to dethrone James in the Finals last time they met. Now he is teamed up with the like of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Will that be enough?

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If the best case scenarios play out for the Cavaliers, it won’t be.

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