CLEVELAND, Ohio — Are the Cavs too nice to win a championship? That question has haunted Cleveland basketball discussions for years.

The 2025-26 Cavs are doing everything they can internally to leave “nice” behind and embrace something far more valuable: accountability.

In the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast, cleveland.com Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor and host Ethan Sands pulled back the curtain on a culture shift happening within the organization — one that started on Day 1 of training camp with head coach Kenny Atkinson setting a tone that was anything but gentle.

“Day 1 of training camp, Kenny Atkinson, the head coach, decides to set a tone. What’s the theme of this season? Figure out the freaking playoffs,” Fedor revealed on the podcast. “He puts 11-15 right in front of their fa

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