CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sometimes the most straightforward conversations yield the most significant changes. That appears to be the case with De’Andre Hunter and his role with the Cavs this season, according to revelations shared on the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast.

After spending much of last season defining Hunter as the team’s sixth man, head coach Kenny Atkinson has seemingly changed course following a direct conversation with the veteran forward during the offseason. As cleveland.com’s Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor explained:

“I’m told that De’Andre let it be known that he would prefer to start. I don’t blame him for that. And Kenny talked earlier today about just, I need to figure out the role for De’Andre. And that is something that he has spent a lot of this offseason really tryi

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