(CTV NEWS) Late fall, in the dressing room of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, the players get ready to take to the court for the start of the exhibition season.  The first thing you notice is just how big they are. A couple of the players stand just under seven feet.

Most others, not much shorter. A young man crosses the room swinging to music being pumped through a large set of earphones clamped to his head. Compared to the other giants, he seems almost average, 6-foot-8, 256 lbs.

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