BDL 25: Are the Cleveland Cavaliers going to price themselves into oblivion? (Ball Don’t Lie)

The NBA offseason has brought many changes to rosters, coaching staffs, and the list of championship contenders. As we draw closer to opening night, it's time to move our focus from the potential impact of each offseason event and onto the broader issues that figure to define this season. The BDL 25 takes stock of, uh, 25 key storylines to get you up to speed on where the most fascinating teams, players, and people stand on the brink of 2015-16. No. I mean, of course not. Maybe. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] What we can all agree on is that this is some pretty unprecedented stuff. The two biggest news stories of the 2014 offseason came in the form of LeBron James returning to what was a previously moribund Cleveland Cavaliers franchise, and the agreement on the NBA's new television deal. James' free agent move meant the Cavs would turn into instant championship contenders, and the TV contract means that the league's salaries cap will shoot to around $90 million in 2016, and well over $100 million the following offseason. This is why James intelligently decided to pen a series of short-term contracts with player options, so as to...