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The blueprint : LeBron James, Cleveland's deliverance, and the making of the modern NBA

Title
The blueprint : LeBron James, Cleveland's deliverance, and the making of the modern NBA / Jason Lloyd.
Author
Lloyd, Jason
Publication
  • New York, New York : Dutton, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
x, 294 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"In 2010, LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers. That same year, Jason Lloyd began to cover the team for the Akron Beacon Journal, LeBron's hometown newspaper. The story he uncovered started as a tragedy but ended in incredible triumph. Back in 2010, starting in the days, weeks, and months after LeBron left, the Cavs hatched a plan to get LeBron back. The plan was daring, audacious, and spectacularly successful. It incorporated several losing seasons, some highly risky draft picks, and an entirely new understanding of how championship teams are built and maintained. And the best part of the plan is that it worked, culminating in the most exciting Finals series in NBA history. And, most important, the end of the Cleveland Curse. Jason Lloyd, a true Northeast Ohio (as in Cleveland and Akron) insider, tells the story of how the NBA really works, and how everyone--from the front office to the stars on the court to the new generations of coaches--works together to create a winning team. This will be an unputdownable, unforgettable, must-have book for every Cavs, NBA, and LeBron fan"--
Subject
  • James, LeBron
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (Basketball team)
  • National Basketball Association > History
  • National Basketball Association
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Basketball
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Contents
In the beginning, King James version -- "He's gone" -- Starting over -- Lottery, luck, and ping-pong -- Old memories, new hopes -- Old faces, new mistakes -- Grant's tomb -- Z -- Outside the box, other side of the world -- The big three -- The modern NBA -- Homecoming king -- Crutches, calves, and contracts -- Shoulders, slings, and fighter pilots -- Pool views -- Christmas mourning -- Gambling man -- Go west and strangle the media -- Seven -- Larry -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 18-175
ISBN
  • 9781524741907
  • 1524741906
LCCN
2017022370
OCLC
978683832
Author
Lloyd, Jason, author.
Title
The blueprint : LeBron James, Cleveland's deliverance, and the making of the modern NBA / Jason Lloyd.
Publisher
New York, New York : Dutton, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Other Form:
Online version: Lloyd, Jason. Blueprint New York, New York : Dutton, 2017 9781524741914
Research Call Number
JFE 18-175
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