NBA: 5 Biggest Winners from the Mid-Season Trade Window

#1 Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron James has a whole new locker room waiting for him

A majority of the Cavaliers' roster moves in the 2017 offseason haven't helped the team get better, instead, it's safe to say they have taken two steps back. Their biggest deal of the past summer involving Kyrie Irving and Thomas has hurt them the most.

While they were struggling since their Christmas Day loss to the Golden State Warriors, the locker room tension has seen highs like never before since Thomas returned from injury. His quotes to the media about every matter about the team and coaching staff have created a divide in the team, given that he wasn't part of any of their previous Finals runs and was sitting out the past seven months. Not to mention, his apparent relationship with team owner Dan Gilbert, that had reportedly infuriated LeBron James.

It's difficult to name the Cavaliers as the biggest winner when their efforts on deadline day were more to get themselves out of the hole they got themselves into.

Having said that, it's impressive what Cavs' GM Koby Altman has been able to pull. He is certainly impressed with the team's deals but even from the outside, the front office made a lot of moves that made sense - get younger and acquire players who are more sound defensively.

Now, it's too early to state whether this new Cavaliers' team with George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and Rodney Hood can beat the Warriors in Finals but it definitely makes them much more of a force to repeat as Champions of their own Conference, something everybody was starting to question and rightfully so.