Lonzo Ball and Darius Garland Think the Cavs Lost Their Identity. Cleveland Believed It Had No Choice

Lonzo Ball and Darius Garland think the Cavs lost their identity. Cleveland believed it had no choice

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Months after being traded away, Lonzo Ball and Darius Garland watched the Cavs’ season end in disappointing fashion and arrived at a conclusion many Cleveland fans shared as the New York Knicks completed a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.The Cavaliers no longer looked like themselves.

'It Was Lowkey Tough To Watch' -- Darius Garland Gets Brutally Honest on Cavaliers' Playoff Collapse After James Harden Trade

Darius Garland and Lonzo Ball rip the Cavaliers' Eastern Conference Finals collapse, saying Cleveland would have gone further with the two of them.

Lonzo Ball questions Cavaliers trade

Lonzo Ball believes the Cleveland Cavaliers hurt their championship chances when they moved on from him and Darius Garland, arguing that the team would have achieved greater playoff success had the backcourt remained intact. Reflecting on the organization’s decision, Ball questioned whether the move aligned with a win-now approach and suggested the previous group was […] The post Lonzo Ball questions Cavaliers trade appeared first on TalkBasket.…

Lonzo Ball offers blunt assessment of Cavs' trade deadline

The Cavaliers reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2018. That doesn’t mean everyone believes they made the right moves along the way. Former Cavs guard Lonzo Ball suggested that Cleveland may have been better off standing pat at the trade deadline instead of reshaping the roster with a series of blockbuster deals. Speaking on the Ball in the Family podcast, Ball said he believes the Cavaliers could have advanced even fu…