LeBron James has more power with Cleveland Cavaliers

When LeBron James decided to leave the Miami Heat in free agency to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he left the Cavaliers in favor of in 2010, he discussed his desire to finally bring a championship to the city of Cleveland. Although the Cavaliers have several nice pieces, including three former number one overall picks, the MVP of the 2014 All-Star Game, point guard Kyrie Irving (2011), forward Anthony Bennett (2013) and swingman Andrew Wiggins (2014) and two former number four overall picks, big man Tristan Thompson (2011) and guard Dion Waiters (2012), the Cavaliers are still a few pieces away from being considered the league’s best team.

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James has already help convince former Heat teammates Mike Miller and James Jones come aboard and may persuade the Cavaliers to deal Wiggins and Bennett for Minnesota Timberwolves’ power forward Kevin Love.

Jabari Davis of Basketball elaborates on just how powerful James is in Cleveland.

"The follow up is very intriguing, as I think it is more of a matter of whether LeBron thinks he needs it and most importantly does he want it? Even before opt-out after one year, we knew LeBron was returning to Cleveland with all the power he so desired. With that contract, he not only has the power, but also the leverage to pretty much act as the de facto GM, in my opinion. That isn’t a knock on the very capable and talented David Griffin (actual GM), in any way. LeBron’s quite the luxury to have, but I don’t think there is a chance the team won’t exhaust every effort/option to get Love if that’s what he wants."

James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 56.7% from the field, 37.9% from three and 75.0% from the charity stripe last season

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