Dwyane Wade : LeBron James ` happy ' as Cavaliers approach pivotal season . 
LeBron James
Each noticed how the Cavs who 've been here a while , the ones playing alongside LeBron James the past three seasons , show up to work hours before they 're due . 
James said his job this year , leading this team , is no easier or harder than in years past . 
It 's the kind of culture James demanded since he first re-joined the Cavs in the summer of 2014 . 
"Being a professional is what it 's all about ," James said . 
And then on the eve of training camp , Wade secured his buyout -LRB- worth $ 16 million -RRB- and release from the Bulls , clearing the path for him to sign with Cleveland and reunite with James after all their success together in Miami . 
James is also surrounded by more talent than at any point in his previous 14 seasons . 
In many ways , the Cavs ' positioning is remarkable , given James ' likely free agency next summer and the overwhelming view from outside the organization that things were coming apart at the seams in the offseason . 
"I think he loves it here ," said Wade , who along with James and new general manager Koby Altman agreed to interviews with cleveland.com to preview the Cavs ' 2017-18 season , which begins Tuesday against the Boston Celtics . 
Shaky summer for Cavs , James . 
James is 32 and has already logged 50,000 minutes in the NBA . 
Looking back on the offseason that was , James said he "knew what we had coming back" and "the uncertainty of what could possibly happen ." 
He 's happy with the reworking of the roster Altman undertook , and James said the pre-camp workouts he held in Santa Barbara , Calif. , offered a glimpse to where "you could actually see what we could possibly have and that definitely makes everyone feel good ." 
Training camp actually was n't so good for James , a sprained ankle suffered the day Wade arrived all but wiped him out for the preseason . 
And in September James said his oft-stated intention to finish his career here has n't changed . 
With so many new faces , the Cavs have n't been able to build the chemistry they 'd like because James was hurt . 
To varying degrees , the responsibility to meet these challenges falls to coach Tyronn Lue , James , and Altman . 
Rumors and reports of James ' frustration and his intention to leave after this season were rampant . 
"I was never frustrated throughout the summer ," James said . 
That culture James is so proud of ? 
Some of the "reports" James mentioned appeared on cleveland.com and USA Today . 
They were generated through conversations with people "close" to James . 
"I think our coaching staff will do a great of putting everybody in a position to succeed and then I 'm going to keep everybody motivated on a night to night basis to know what we have ," James said . 
The Cavs knew James would be watching how the Cavs responded , and the man they put in charge of the response was Altman , who turned 35 in September and had never run an organization before . 
The reasons were such that Cleveland really had no choice to move him , that Irving no longer wanted to play with James .
Each noticed how the Cavs who 've been here a while , the ones playing alongside [TGT] the past three seasons , show up to work hours before they 're due . 
[TGT] said [TGT] job this year , leading this team , is no easier or harder than in years past . 
It 's the kind of culture [TGT] demanded since [TGT] first re-joined the Cavs in the summer of 2014 . 
"Being a professional is what it 's all about ,[TGT] said . 
And then on the eve of training camp , Wade secured his buyout -LRB- worth $ 16 million -RRB- and release from the Bulls , clearing the path for him to sign with Cleveland and reunite with [TGT] after all their success together in Miami . 
[TGT] is also surrounded by more talent than at any point in [TGT] previous 14 seasons . 
In many ways , the Cavs ' positioning is remarkable , given [TGT] ' likely free agency next summer and the overwhelming view from outside the organization that things were coming apart at the seams in the offseason . 
"I think [TGT] loves it here ," said Wade , who along with [TGT] and new general manager Koby Altman agreed to interviews with cleveland.com to preview the Cavs ' 2017-18 season , which begins Tuesday against the Boston Celtics . 
Shaky summer for Cavs , [TGT] . 
[TGT] is 32 and has already logged 50,000 minutes in the NBA . 
Looking back on the offseason that was , [TGT] said [TGT] "knew what we had coming back" and "the uncertainty of what could possibly happen ." 
[TGT] 's happy with the reworking of the roster Altman undertook , and [TGT] said the pre-camp workouts [TGT] held in Santa Barbara , Calif. , offered a glimpse to where "you could actually see what we could possibly have and that definitely makes everyone feel good ." 
Training camp actually was n't so good for [TGT] , a sprained ankle suffered the day Wade arrived all but wiped him out for the preseason . 
And in [TGT] said his oft-stated intention to finish his career here has n't changed . 
With so many new faces , the Cavs have n't been able to build the chemistry they 'd like because [TGT] was hurt . 
To varying degrees , the responsibility to meet these challenges falls to coach Tyronn Lue , [TGT] , and Altman . 
Rumors and reports of [TGT] ' frustration and [TGT] intention to leave after this season were rampant . 
"I was never frustrated throughout the summer ,[TGT] said . 
That culture [TGT] is so proud of ? 
Some of the "reports" [TGT] mentioned appeared on cleveland.com and USA Today . 
They were generated through conversations with people "close" to [TGT] . 
"I think our coaching staff will do a great of putting everybody in a position to succeed and then I 'm going to keep everybody motivated on a night to night basis to know what we have ," [TGT] said . 
The Cavs knew [TGT] would be watching how the Cavs responded , and the man they put in charge of the response was Altman , who turned 35 in September and had never run an organization before . 
The reasons were such that Cleveland really had no choice to move [TGT] , that Irving no longer wanted to play with [TGT] .