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How much better does that. Make them?

Can they beat ORL/LAL?

2009 Cavaliers

Williams
Pavlovic
James
Varajao/Hickson?
2015 AD?

Pretty easy title favorites and win title.

The issue against the Magic was that Cleveland lacked the interior defense to defend Howard without overloading in the paint. The Cavaliers overloaded into the paint and the Orlando Magic killed them from 3. Add in AD, you don't need to overload nearly as much and you don't give up nearly as many open 3's.

AD is almost a perfect fit against the Magic as said above.

Cavs matched up better against LA, without AD I think they were a little outmatched and against were missing an elite big....

So AD is a top tier fit on that roster.

Keep in mind many thought Lebron wouldn't mesh with an elite big for a long long time. Hindsight suggests it would have been one of his teams biggest value adds.

Cavs beat the Lakers in 6 games to win the title.

1993Playoffs wrote:How much better does that. Make them?

Can they beat ORL/LAL?

2009 Cavaliers

Williams
Pavlovic
James
Varajao/Hickson?
2015 AD?

Not unforseeable they win if ben wallace doesn't break-down like duncan did in 2016. Replacing Ben wallace with one of the best defensive performances ever would make them pretty hard to beat

Of course anything can happen but this would make them heavy title favorites. LeBron and AD are a proven fit, and AD is a huge upgrade over anything they have. The 2009 were favored to make the Finals anyway

They might sweep the playoffs

They easily win it all.