CLEVELAND—Listless and losing games in spectacular fashion, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed to do something. Having aspirations of returning to the NBA Finals, a point guard not living up to expectations and a star in LeBron James in need of additional help, the team’s front office pondered its contention, crunched the numbers and pounded the phones.

Source: Inside the Cavs and LeBron’s Plans to Re-Start from Scratch Midseason