been linked to their team through free agency. It’s foreign territory, a welcomed visit to the Haves after decades of being housed with the Have Nots. First it was Miller and Jones. Veteran shooting guard Ray Allen continues to deliberate about his future. Shawn Marion was in town just days earlier. It took one singing and an owner with a bottomless wallet to turn Cleveland from a frigid winter punch line to free agency destination. Both players know full well that expectations are considerably higher than the ones placed about this same team just 12 short months ago. But like James in The Essay, Miller and Jones—players who have played on several teams yet have only won rings with one—would not go as far to promise a championship.

“LeBronthe hope and promise that comes with prospects, the Cavs, led by general manager David Griffin, continue to build a roster full of “pieces,” ones which he feels are vital to comprising a championship-level team.

Miller, a 14-year NBA veteran, comes equipped with a decorated career. He was named the 2000-01 Rookie of the Year. In 2005-06, he was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. Then there’s the whole two NBA championships (and three NBA Finals). He among the NBA’s most prolific shooters with top-20 career totals in several categories, including career three-point percentage (.409) and 1,531 made three-pointers made, hitting at least 70 long balls in 12 of his 14 seasons. Lest anyone think the highly-inked swingman is washed up, Miller ranked second in the NBA by