How the Cleveland Cavaliers Failed LeBron James (2003-2010) 

any cavs fan will tell you our team failed him but then non cavs fans will try and say that it was lebrons fault Edit: The comments under this prove my point😂

I hope Wemby doesn't end up in the same situation

I don’t blame him a bit for leaving It’s alarming when your best teammate is Mo Willams

LeBron left the Cavs because of their organizational failures. After drafting the 18 year old kid that was deemed ‘The Chosen One’ he lived up to and exceeded all expectations. LeBron James gave the Cavs 7 seasons of the best basketball an organization could ask for and they failed him. In those 7 seasons the cavs failed to hit on any draft picks and they also didn’t trade for another star. Still with no co-star LeBron managed to drag that cavs team to the finals in the 2006-2007 season where they got swept by Tim Duncan’s spurs despite LeBron having the most points and assists in the series. People like to bash LeBron for leaving the Cavs but they don’t know what they’re talking about, he gave them everything. It’s not LeBron’s fault for the cavs front office failures because given the situation, he was damn near perfect on the court.

It’s still crazy to me that LeBron led that awful 2007 Squad to the FINALS 🤯

I always said this , “LeGm” Bron only became a thing because of those 7 years in Cleveland! He most likely got ptsd from organizations thanks to those Cleveland years 😂

4:49 - The instant I heard mental health I knew that a Better Help Ad was coming

I am huge lebron fan, but i wasn't around with his first stint with the cavs and this documentary helps me understand him much better

The 2009 finals... The Kobe vs LeBron final is forever gonna be one of the biggest "what if" in sport history

The title should really be “How the Cleveland Cavaliers failed LeBron James” Edit: w title change

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Yessir it’s always a good day when Dylan uploads

Do a video on The 2004 Charlotte Bobcats Expansion Team They tried to do the smart thing and tried to build a team for the future, it didnt work, all of their picks were busts. They sucked. How do you think they would have done if they built a win now team? In the expansion draft they could have taken veterans like Antoine Walker from Dallas, Jerry Stackhouse from Washington, Chucky Atkins from Boston, Eddie Jones from Miami, Ruben Patterson from Portland and some younger guys like Matt Barnes from LAC, Jason Kapono from Cleveland, Zaza Pachulia from Orlando, Gerald Wallace from Sacramento In the draft they would have had the 4th pick and their choice of Shaun Livingston, Devin Harris, Josh Childress or Luol Deng. None are franchise cornerstones but all had better careers than Emeka Okafor I think that would have been a year 1 playoff team with a 29 year old Jerry Stackhouse getting 15/3/2 in 30mpg at SG/SF and a 27 year old Antoine Walker giving 20/9 at PF, I think that Bobcats team, with the sake of hindsight knowing how bad they were at drafting and developing talent and knowing how leadless they were. They definitely would have benefited from having a more veteran roster and they would have benefited from having later picks in the draft, assuming that's a playoff team the first 2 or 3 years. The Bobcats expansion draft is a super intetesting topic thats never talked about. Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, what do you think was the best possible team they could have built with the expansion draft and their 2004 draft picks?

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I love the editing and memes you've been including recently!

Respect for the pokemon music 💯

Bro’s a JRPG fan, I love it lol

Those Cavs were 60+ win teams sometimes, but what’s sad about em is that most of it was cuz of LeBron. It’s also sad that revisionists use those Cavs teams to criticize him, as if Mo Williams, Larry Huges, an old Shaq and Big Z was apparently more than enough help for him.

Your videos are great man keep it up!!

I've always thought that Lebron being drafted by his hometown Cavs, and thus having his legacy be attached to them forever, was the worst thing that could have happened for his career.

Dylan I love the P5 soundtrack choices. You use that shit real well.

15:30 I had foot surgery the day LBJ hit that buzzer beater, and I remember springing up from my chair right onto my wounded foot. Thankfully I didn’t mess it up any more, but that’s one his top career highlights for sure.

9:17. Man that roster made me physically cringe

Love your videos man. Great storytelling and editing.

The super mario 64 music in the background is just 👌

This is a great part 1, cant wait to see what part 2 looks like!

couldnt have said it better, ive thought of this for a long time but recently it really hit me then i see this

It will always make me angry how the Cavaliers fans reacted to Lebron leaving when he carried the franchise so much even that bum team to the finals! And then when he finally was done with it and left they burned the home town hero’s jerseys

Thanks for this Dylan. A lot of MJ and Kobe fans blame LeBron for leaving Cleveland, but Cleveland never really built a solid supporting cast around LeBron. MJ threatened to leave in his earlier years as mentioned in Sam Smith's 1991 Jordan Rules book, and Kobe threatened to leave the Lakers for the Bulls I believe in 2007 after losing 4-1 in the Western Conference First Round vs the Phoenix Suns. I'm ok if you think MJ is the GOAT, I think the whole GOAT Debate is really subjective at the end of the day, but LeBron left Cleveland because they were not building around him and also there are rumours of personal issues with teammates.

love the subtle nod to the Corneria theme from SSBM lol

These video qualities are getting better and better

Love the videos

Never thought I’d hear “Respect Your Elders” from Smash Melee on an NBA video 😭😭

Congrats on your first Sponsor brother!

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Whenever I watch Dylan’s video I always sit down and grab something to eat it’s like a mini movie 🍿 ❤

6:15 The Cavs didn’t trade two unprotected first round picks for him. They traded their own 2007 pick - which was top-10 protected. They already owed their 2005 playoff-protected pick to Charlotte, and in order to complete the Jiri Welsch deal they chose to unprotected. I know this is a mouthful, but you really should clarify this when you are making a video.

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The 21 years of seeking help. This guy took "stop it, get some help" to literally

Lmao Cavs didn’t want to trade JJ Hickson and Igauskas 😂

Michael redd has gone on record saying he chose the bucks. Larry hughes was the 3rd option they wanted, first 2 being ray allen, then michael redd. Get ya facts straight bro

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Cleveland in 2009 & 2010 was actually seeded no.1 in the league with 66w and 61w, so they did have a strong team to win it all or at least expected to be in the Finals with home court advantage through out.

That Mario 64 music at 13:20 🔥🔥

Nuggets got the same problem regarding reliance. When Jokic goes off the floor, they dont know what to do. Too much reliance on one player increases losing chances.

I am a LeBron fan. I am also a jordan fan. They accomplished different things. If LeBron for his first seven years had got proper help, or at the very least not completely incompetent front office, I would conservatively assume he would have another ring. It is just crazy to see them give up on amazing players for dogshit ones

Secret Base also has a really in depth two part documentary about the Cavaliers. Part one is the formation and early struggles, part two is an hour long video on LeBrons first stint in Cleveland. I recommend watching both

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1st team all cardio is hilarious 🤣

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11:44 Boston with the bowser music???! Yes! 🙌🏾 😂

I love your vids but saying the Cavs chose Hughes over Redd is a straight up falsehood. The Cavs offered Redd the maximum amount of money they could and he chose to re-sign with the bucks. They obviously wanted him more but there is nothing more they could have done. Its easy to dunk on them for not getting the guy in hindsight but shitty to say they chose anyone over him when they offered him the max they could and he didnt want to sign regardless.

No way you used persona 5 music for this vid, damm man love this video.

love the vid as well as the persona 5 bg music❤

Persona music goes crazy

19:20 We just gonna gloss over this one?

Hearing Freedom and Peace come on made me a happy NBA/Persona fan 😂

The legend is back

KEEP THE GOAT VID COMING

I never understood why the Cavaliers couldn’t get LeBron the help he needed in his first stint with them, but in his 2nd stint he got a lot more help. I feel like it’s because in LeBron 2nd run with the Cavs he knew what it took to win a championship.

The more and more as time went the Cavs Org and fan bases reaction to him using his well, free agent ability was so wild, they never needed to “break the bank” but literally never seemed to try and make savvy moves

14:00 - Love the Persona 5 music!

Biggest mistake was not trading JJ Hickson for Amare Stoudemire.

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Loved this video. Maybe video of Kobe’s legacy after Shaq left and his back to back?

I'm not saying LeBron is the GOAT or anything, but Jordan fans gloss over the fact what he had to deal with his first tenure as a Cavalier. Jordan was literally put in the perfect situation and when they got all those pieces together, they started winning. If they switched teams, I'm sure LeBron's career would look like Jordan's and then some. Plus, they brought in the greatest coach to put the cherry on top of those Bulls.

Finally a Cleveland LeBron video

This guy is the Emplemon of basketball, I love it 😂👍🏼💯

Can you make a video about the new orleans Hornets

That 07 run was very overrated. He didn't play a team with a winning record till the ecf 🤦🏿‍♂️

im so glad players like Kobe and MJ didnt give up and People like Jerry Buss and Krause werent stupid

Can we get an elbow reveal? The people wanna see bro

would love to see a video like “how kobe won 2 championships without shaq” from you idk i’m just a big kobe fan and you make great videos keep it up 👍🏼

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does lebron not take any accountability?

Also lebron beating the pistons imo is the pistons own fault. If they kept Ben Wallace. I don’t think Lebron is scoring 25 straight. As you can see the bulls had the #1 defense. And who did they have? Ben Wallace

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Am I tripping or is that Pokémon music in the background? I love it

Cavs should of pulled a spurs move and tank once they saw bron really was him imagine if they got a top 3 pick early in bron career

LeBron should've toughed it out and stayed in Cleveland and probably would've won the city 1-3 more titles due to how garbage the Eastern Conference was at the time. One more decent role player would've taken the Cavs over the top since they cruised to the conference finals pretty much every year. Dude got impatient and took the easy way out when he joined the Heat. I don't care what anyone says 😄

That “huh” at 18:15 killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

You should make a video on how Dwight Howard gave up on the Magic, what led to his trade request, etc. Think that would be interesting

i mean just think mo williams is a champion and an all star because of lebron and i will not hear otherwise

What’s so interesting about all this is that. If jordan didn’t exist the cavs had a high chance of making the finals. That early 90s team they had is one of the best in franchise history

The Pokémon music in the background 👍

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Any time someone gives him shit for going to Miami they always leave out the part where cavs management did nothing to build a championship contender around him.

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3:49 the way the cavs let boozer go was nasty worl

LeBronze got carried every time he won a championship or medal. He was never the main scorer . he's more like a thigh tier role player

The Cavs didn't fail him, he failed them. He had one of the best HC in Mike Brown from 06-2010. They went to two ECF and NBA films. Mike Brown won COTY and coach the east all-stars in 09. LeBron Cavs teams under Mike Brown never finished as a 6th-8th seed from 06-2010. Thr Cavs finished top 5 in the east from that time frame and having the best record in the NBA 08-09 and 09-2010 seasons. I watch him quit in the 2010 semi finals up 2-1 vs the Celtics. Just like I watch him quit in the 2011 finals up 2-1 vs the Mavericks. LeBron mentality is the reason why he has failed.

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It’s insane how the cavs had a generational talent lebron for 11 seasons and only managed to win 1 championship

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Needs more help.

LeBron didn't win until Miami slid him to the 4, stopped clogging the paint and surrounded him with shooters. You can say a lot of things about those Cavs but surrounding him with Boozer or Amar'e or some other 6'9" guy who couldn't shoot wouldn't have got it done either.