The last time we were here, the last time it felt like LeBron James spurned Cleveland, the city responded with fire. His jerseys were ablaze on sidewalks across downtown and scorn in the hearts of betrayed Cavs fans. This time it’s different. James didn’t do anything wrong. He owes Cleveland nothing after delivering a championship here in 2016. If you want to be mad this time, don’t be mad at LeBron. Be mad at the Cavs decision makers who made him their only plan of the summer. LeBron is headed to Philadelphia, and the Cavs are left to pivot to … what, exactly? Team chairman Dan Gilbert wrote on social media after the New York Knicks swept them in the Eastern Conference finals that the Cavaliers were “nowhere near where we need to be.” Two months later, their biggest offseason acquisition has been Meleek Thomas in the draft’s second round. Given what other teams are adding in a rapidly improving East, that conference finals appearance suddenly feels a bit empty.There is a complicated, nuanced conversation to have regarding James. There were moves the Cavs could have made to perhaps lure him back, but who can fault them for not sacrificing the future of Evan Mobley for a one-year Giannis Antetokounmpo rental? Jaylen Brown is different. Brown was widely available and is probably better than Mobley at this stage of their careers. The Cavs chose to hold firm and retain Mobley while the Sixers stole Brown from Boston.