Cavaliers are built to win now. Can they meet expectations and their hefty price tag?

A month of bonding didn’t eliminate all surprises.Two defenders followed James Harden as he dribbled backward behind the 3-point arc. This was a classic double-team, one that occurred in the middle of an early-March victory. Harden, the biggest name to change teams leading into this winter’s NBA trade deadline, had been a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers for weeks. Still, his teammate did not know what to expect.Advertisement