LeBron James meets with David Blatt, David Griffin
It has been quite a few months for the Cleveland Cavaliers. First they won the NBA’s Draft Lottery despite having just the ninth-best odds to do so. They then hired a brand new general manager in David Griffin. They followed that up by hiring a new head coach to replace the fired Mike Brown, David Blatt. They used that top-overall pick to select swingman Andrew Wiggins and then pulled off their biggest coup yet, convincing LeBron James to leave the Miami Heat in favor of a return to the Cavaliers.
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According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com, James has been in contact with Blatt and Griffin via telephone and text but met with the two in person for the first time on Tuesday.
"LeBron James met with new Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt and new general manager David Griffin in person for the first time Tuesday as he prepared for the upcoming season, sources told ESPN.com.James has been extremely busy since announcing his decision to sign with the Cavs last month, going on promotional trips for Nike to Brazil and China while also shooting a movie in New York. James met face-to-face with team owner Dan Gilbert before announcing his free agent choice but had communicated with Griffin and Blatt by telephone and text."
James put up 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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