CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs are stepping onto the national stage in a big way this season, with a significant bump in televised games that signals their arrival among the NBA’s elite.

As Wine and Gold Talk podcast host Ethan Sands pointed out, “The Cavs have 24 nationally televised games this year. I think it was around 16 to start last year.”

This 50% increase in national exposure places Cleveland in rarefied air, landing them in the top 10 of all NBA teams for national TV appearances.

The timing couldn’t be better for the Cavaliers.

With the Eastern Conference in flux, Cleveland is positioned to capitalize on power vacuums left by traditional heavyweights.

As cleveland.com Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor explained, “There are so many different questions about Boston. They don’t have J

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