CLEVELAND, Ohio — When building a championship contender, the most difficult roster decisions often extend beyond the box score.

On the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast, host Ethan Sands and cleveland.com columnist Jimmy Watkins explored a fascinating hypothetical that could face the Cavaliers in the coming years: choosing between Max Strus’s locker room leadership and DeAndre Hunter’s on-court talent.

“If the Cavs have to decide between Max Strus and De’Andre Hunter in the coming years... would the Cavs lean towards Max because of what he brings to the locker room?” Sands posed, framing a question that goes to the heart of modern team-building philosophy.

While conventional wisdom might suggest Hunter’s superior individual skillset would make him the clear choice, Watkins highlighted

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