More words than Levert deserves
I’m just going to say upfront that I don’t like this move, I didn’t like it a month ago when it was rumored, I didn’t like people who were Levert fans two years ago, I do no like him when he drives, I do not like him when he dives, I do not like his 3pt shot, I do not like his decisions when he gets hot, I do not like Caris Levert, because that guy always seems to be hurt. Let’s start out with some non obvious outcomes. The Cavs, despite starting up to 3 7 footers and having a great rebounder off the bench in Love, are a poor defensive rebounding team. Not awful, 20th in the league in Drb%, but it is the worst portion of their defense. This is mostly a result of their style of defense- their bigs are often switched onto perimeter players pulling them away from the hoop and then their rotations often lead to a scramble to close out on a 3pt shooter. The high activity of their bigs (even Love regularly lumbers out to contest a 3) means their guar...