Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 reasons to be excited for 2018-19 NBA season

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Don’t listen to the naysayers. There are plenty of reasons to be amped about the 2018-19 Cleveland Cavaliers season. Here are the five reasons to be excited.

Usually summer is the time for vacation and relaxation. After a wild offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers probably want nothing more than to just play basketball. Summer vacation couldn’t end soon enough.

The past three months saw contract extensions, free agent pickups, a significant draft pick and the loss of the basketball’s biggest name to another team.

It was a roller coaster ride from the moment the Cavs succumbed to the Golden State Warriors 101-92 on June 8. Now the squad is locked and reloaded, hoping to make a push for the NBA playoffs sans LeBron James.

There are so many questions to be answered. While the prospect of playing in the post-James era seems daunting, it’s not apocalyptic. There are plenty of reasons for optimism, or at least intrigue over the upcoming campaign. So much so, baby Cavs fans are dancing.

Bearing all this in mind, here are five things Cavs fans have to look forward to in the 2018-19 season.