Cleveland Cavaliers: Biggest strengths and weaknesses for 2017-18

Weakness No. 1: Lack of proven frontcourt depth

Cleveland Cavaliers’ fans are probably chomping at the bit to see a Crowder-James duo on defense, but will it happen in the starting lineup or with Crowder coming off the bench?

A lineup of Isaiah Thomas at the 1, J.R. Smith at the 2, Crowder at the 3, James at the 4 and Love at the 5 could warrant a look. There’s plenty of firepower there, but Love could become a defensive liability in the rotation.

When looking at things this way, it’s apparent where Tristan Thompson becomes very important in 2017-18. Ante Zizic could push for time, but at 20 years old, there’s no telling how ready he is for the speed of the NBA.

He could be successful against the Eastern Conference, but the end goal is beating the Golden State Warriors. Zizic hasn’t proven he can keep up with that type of pace just yet.

Currently, they don’t have many two-way players on their roster, but it’s worth a look to keep their radar on Sir-Dominic Pointer in that regard.

Pointer put up 10.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game on the Cavaliers’ Summer League roster. He’s currently got no overseas deal in place.

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They’ve got Thompson and Love, but after them, things could get shaky in the rotation. Expect to see a lot of LeBron James at the power forward and maybe even at the center in 2017-18.