Davis was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a move many thought would upset him greatly.

Instead, Davis believes the change of scenery could revitalize his basketball career and he has changed his jersey number to 85.

Davis grew up on 85th street with his grandparents and wants to honor that with his jersey switch.

He said he wants to get back to the basics in Cleveland and just learn to enjoy the game again.

In exchange, the Cavaliers will send Mo Williams and Jamario Moon to the West Coast. The Cavaliers also get a first-round draft pick.

The Cavaliers certainly get the better end of the deal as far as receiving the better player and getting a quality draft pick.

However, they are taking on Davis and his big contract, and he had been a disappointment in Los Angeles.

If he wasn’t all that motivated playing alongside Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon, it might be hard to get him going alongside all of the bums he will play with in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers lost a close game to the Dallas Mavericks and have a chance to win but fell just short.

After starting off the season much better than expected, Cleveland has been every bit as bad as feared.

While the losses continue to pile up, many players still believe the team isn’t as bad as the record indicates.

They have a chance to become a part of more history when they host the Wizards next week. Washington is winless on the road this year.

The team has also decided that fans will not be allowed to bring any anti-LeBron material into the arena, which is a surprising move.

There are concerns that fans could get out of hand and unruly when their former superstar makes his first appearance back in Cleveland.

This is probably going to be overhyped in the end, as I doubt anything terrible is really going to happen.

Cleveland is sadly accustomed to losing and terrible things happening with their sports teams, so they are almost numb to it at this point.

Obviously, it goes without saying that the 2010-11 NBA season marks the dawn of a new era in Cleveland Cavaliers history. Or would it be more appropriate to say the sun setting on the brightest days in the franchise’s history?

Either way you slice it – or either way you view LeBron James’ departure to the glitz and glamour of South Beach and the Miami Heat – it’s a new ballgame in Cleveland. And so far, the sledding has been tough for the Cavs in the first days A.L. (After LeBron).

The Cavs are off to a 1-3 start on the season. Tuesday’s game was a microcosm of what the youthful Cavs probably will experience often this season. Facing unbeaten Atlanta, Cleveland came out and could not keep up with the Hawks, allowing 40 first-quarter points.

A spirited surge after halftime brought the Cavs back from a double-digit deficit, and Cleveland actually nosed ahead briefly. But the Hawks were too strong down the stretch, holding the Cavs to just 15 points in the fourth quarter of a 100-88 victory. J.J. Hickson led the Cavs with 31 points.

The Cavs hit the road Friday for a contest at Philadelphia.

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Williams would have walked away from a contract with three years remaining and about $24 million.

He said none of that mattered to him at the time because the decision put him in such a funk that he didn’t care about basketball anymore.

Williams said he was in denial at first and even wrote some harsh comments about LeBron’s decision on Twitter.

He said he is still friends with James but that he had to get a few things off of his chest and try to move forward.

Gibson saw his playing time decrease last year despite being one of the few players LeBron James actually trusted with the ball.

He has the ability to knock down outside shots and the team hopes he can develop into a more complete player.

He is one of the few players on the current roster that has some considerable scoring ability, something Cleveland desperately needs with the departure of James.

The Cavaliers have said they will look to make a trade if need be to open up playing time for Gibson.

James was less than pleased by the nasty letter Gilbert wrote to his fanbase ripping James apart.

LeBron said a lot of the stuff in the letter was not true, especially the part about him quitting on his team during the playoffs.

He said that Gilbert showed his true colors in the letter and that he didn’t care about James or his family.

It’s sad that James has to look to a letter from his former owner to find motivation. One would think an NBA championship would be enough to fuel his competitive side.

James’ big announcement on ESPN drew the ire of Cavaliers fans who held out hope he would remain in Cleveland.

The hometown boy’s decision to bolt a city that hasn’t seen a championship in many decades was just the latest bit of sports torture.

He recently came under even more scrutiny after taking out an ad in an Akron newspaper to thank those from his hometown who supported him all this time.

Fans in Cleveland wanted to feel the love as well, and now they have, although I’d say it’s too little, too late.

Also in the deal, the Cavaliers sent guard Sebastian Telfair to Minnesota for center Ryan Hollins and a second round pick.

The Cavaliers had enough of West’s off-the-court problems and are happy to dump that on another team.

Hollins is a very athletic, under-developed big man that the Cavaliers hope will become a mainstay in the paint.

Sessions is an athletic guard who can do a little bit of everything and is probably the best player in the deal.