The Cleveland Cavaliers are all-in. There is no longer a question about what the plan is for this team — they want to win now. By all accounts, they need to win now. I don't need to explain to you why that is, but the future of this franchise pretty much rests on what happens over the next five months.
With the addition of James Harden, the Cavaliers are playing a dangerous game with a guy who is notorious for playoff implosions. Whether that happens this year remains to be seen, but in the meantime, Donovan Mitchell now has a luxury he's never been afforded — the ability to be a complementary player on some nights.