Koby Altman realizes expectations for the Cleveland Cavaliers going into next season will be much different.
Such is life for a franchise that was the top seed in the Eastern Conference but had its postseason run end in disappointment, losing to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals.
Altman, the Cavaliers president of basketball operations, says he knows the most important goals during the offseason are trying to make sure the roster is mentally and physically tougher to handle being looked at as one of the top teams in the league when training camp begins in late September.
“I think we can all agree that coming into the season no one predicted us to be [the] No. 1 seed. I don’t think anyone had 64 wins. Because we were so good we re-created the expectation of Finals. I think everyone in here saw potential champions, which is a new space for us,” Altman said. “We re-created the expectation and now we have to live with that. I think it’s a space we want to live in and take that into the playoffs next year, knowing we’re going to have to change that narrative, knowing that we have get over the hump.”
