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LeBron, Steph and the Cavs 2016 Title | A King's Reign Ep 6

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' Rebuild

Cleveland picked Kyrie Irving first, and Tristan Thompson fourth. The Cavs knew they were going to be bad, really bad. Just like the organization tanked a draft LeBron in 2003, now they were tanking to try and get him back. They averaged 54 losses a year during James' four years in Miami. David Griffin had the interim title removed his GM and sought out to hire a coach.

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