Article: Diop, former Cavalier project, becoming polished player with Mavs.

Byline: Tom Reed

We interrupt a regularly scheduled Brandon Phillips moanfest to alert you that former Cavaliers first-round bust DeSagana Diop is two wins away from contributing to an NBA Championship.

Thought that might brighten your day.

Cleveland is a sports city that produces angst the way Hollywood does happy endings. Fans have grown weary of watching athletes they nurtured win titles elsewhere.

Paul Warfield. Graig Nettles. Chris Chambliss. Earnest Byner. Joe Carter. Ron Harper. Manny Ramirez. The list is almost as long as the odds were of Diop starting in an NBA Finals before LeBron James.

But a season after the Cavs ...

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