NBA Power Rankings: Offseason’s good, bad and ugly

THE BIG WINNER

1. Cleveland Cavaliers – It’s not clear how much credit the Cavs organization deserves for their windfall, as they’ve been flailing about since LeBron left the first time. The best you can say is they were in a position to accept the gift when it came to them in terms of having the ability to sign James outright.  But whether luck or skill, the Cavs added the best player in the game and a rookie in Andrew Wiggins whose early career skillset seems to perfectly fit the more complimentary role he’ll be inserted into alongside James and Kyrie Irving.

Alternatively, Cleveland is still in heavy pursuit of Kevin Love, a move that would likely make the Cavs one of the great offensive teams of all time, and ensure James was playing with two players better than any teammate he had in his first stint at the Q. The jackpot scenario of getting Love and not giving up Wiggins seems to remain in play, if only just. Such a get would render this a greater coup for Cleveland than the original Decision was for Miami in 2010.