The Blueprint: Lebron James, Cleveland's Deliverance, And The Making Of The Modern Nba
by Jason Lloyd /
2017 / English / EPUB
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June 19, 2016: the greatest moment in Cleveland sports history,
when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals and broke the
Cleveland Curse. It was the triumph fans had been waiting fifty-two
years for, and it wasn’t easy to get there—but thanks to LeBron
James, an audacious plan to build a winning team, a couple of
maverick GMs, and an incredible community of fans, it happened; and
2016 saw the birth of a new Cavaliers dynasty.
June 19, 2016: the greatest moment in Cleveland sports history,
when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals and broke the
Cleveland Curse. It was the triumph fans had been waiting fifty-two
years for, and it wasn’t easy to get there—but thanks to LeBron
James, an audacious plan to build a winning team, a couple of
maverick GMs, and an incredible community of fans, it happened; and
2016 saw the birth of a new Cavaliers dynasty.
But how did they get there? It was a roller-coaster ride from
tragedy to triumph, one that Jason Lloyd, a longtime Northeast Ohio
resident turned reporter for the
But how did they get there? It was a roller-coaster ride from
tragedy to triumph, one that Jason Lloyd, a longtime Northeast Ohio
resident turned reporter for theAkron Beacon Journal
Akron Beacon Journal, got
to see firsthand. He was witness to the Blueprint, as he calls it,
which the Cavs put together to win their star player back from
Miami and build a team that could win the ultimate championship. It
incorporated several losing seasons, some highrisk draft picks, and
an entirely new understanding of how to build a championship
team.
, got
to see firsthand. He was witness to the Blueprint, as he calls it,
which the Cavs put together to win their star player back from
Miami and build a team that could win the ultimate championship. It
incorporated several losing seasons, some highrisk draft picks, and
an entirely new understanding of how to build a championship
team.
The best part of the plan is that it worked, culminating in the
most exciting Finals series in NBA history. And, most important,
the end of the Cleveland Curse. Jason Lloyd, a true insider, tells
the story of how the NBA really works, and how everyone—from the
front office to the stars on the court to the new generation of
coaches—worked together to create an unforgettable winning team.
The best part of the plan is that it worked, culminating in the
most exciting Finals series in NBA history. And, most important,
the end of the Cleveland Curse. Jason Lloyd, a true insider, tells
the story of how the NBA really works, and how everyone—from the
front office to the stars on the court to the new generation of
coaches—worked together to create an unforgettable winning team.The Blueprint
The Blueprint is an unputdownable, must-have book for every
LeBron, Cavs, and NBA fan.
is an unputdownable, must-have book for every
LeBron, Cavs, and NBA fan.