How did the Cavs end up cap-strapped and asset-depleted? Here’s where the decisions went wrong
From pick swaps that seemed insignificant at the time to the Darius Garland situation, the Wine and Gold Talk podcast crew traces the transactional missteps that left Cleveland boxed in this offseason.
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