Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 takeaways from 2017-18 NBA season

3. The Cavs’ roster blowup backfires

During an NBA Finals media session on Thursday, LeBron James said that Dwyane Wade could have helped the Cavs in the Finals. That may be true, as Wade has the experience and talent that could have helped Cleveland’s second unit.

The problem was that the older players they had before the trade deadline were just not cutting it at that time. The Cavs realized they had to get younger in order to put a product on the floor that had enough energy to win games, but the problem was, the new and younger players lacked the experience in the playoffs to help King James.

The Cavs did not have to obliterate their whole roster like they did. Players like Jae Crowder and Dwyane Wade could have helped their team with their playoff experience, high defensive IQ and positional versatility (Crowder in particular).

The Cavs’ lack of patience proved to be their downfall during this season. LeBron looked to his left and looked to his right during the Finals, and realized it was only him.