Several players on the Cleveland Cavaliers were furious when they decided not to re-sign Kendrick Perkins in the offseason.

The Cavaliers used the roster spot instead on Sasha Kaun, who was brought over as a locker room ally for David Blatt.

James has openly talked about how the Cavaliers don't have an enforcer this year as he had in Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen with the Miami Heat.

"As far as an enforcer, we don't possess that this year," James said. "Losing Perk was a big piece of our success last year, even with his limited minutes. But what he meant to our team both in the locker room and when he got his opportunity was huge."

"[An enforcer], it's vital. It's vital. Having an enforcer like that, [someone] that has championship experience," Kyrie Irving said. "I don't think we just necessarily want an enforcer, but enforcers are always on championship teams. They have that one guy that we put into the game. That Boston series, it changed drastically just because of Perk going in."