Yes, you’ve read correctly. The Cavaliers are that good. Kenny Atkinson has supercharged this team beyond even his wildest dreams. And like New York, Cleveland, too, will be judged on postseason success, not regular-season standings.

Butler has missed the last three games with the first two due to a “stomach illness” and the last being because of the “return to competition reconditioning process.” It appears that he is staying in Miami for the process as he and the team await a development in his paying status for Saturday.

“NBA scouts and executives who spoke with HoopsHype believe Denver should try and dangle Porter Jr. to make a run at Miami’s Jimmy Butler, despite Heat executive Pat Riley publicly denying that Butler will be traded before the deadline,” wrote HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto on Tuesday.