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Which Cavs should you ride while Kevin Love is out?

Could Larry Nance Jr. crack double-digit scoring while Kevin Love is recovering from a toe injury? Kyle Terada/pool photo-USA TODAY Sports

The last time there was no LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers, the club won 33 games and produced several statistical options good enough to please fantasy managers. A player actually averaged more than 20 points per game (Kyrie Irving), two others hauled in at least nine rebounds per game (Tristan Thompson, Anderson Varejao), and others hit their 3-pointers and blocked shots.

Even though this iteration of the Cavaliers is winless, going through a coaching change, looking truly hopeless (especially on defense) and now without Kevin Love for at least a month, we cannot ignore them.

The first thing to note about the current Cavaliers team is