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Hill on LeBron: 'He's the Batman, and we got to be all Robins'

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A bevy of new talent is ready to debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, hoping to be a breath of fresh air after a disappointing season to date.

The Cavaliers acquired George Hill, Rodney Hood, Larry Nance Jr, and Jordan Clarkson in a wild midseason roster overhaul before Thursday's trade deadline. With some new, younger blood, the Cavaliers are hoping to position themselves for a fourth straight Finals appearance. Hill knows the only way for that to happen is to play a collective sidekick role while superstar LeBron James spearheads the offense.

"We have one of the best players in the history of the game, I'm sure he's going to dictate the tempo and things like that," Hill said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "We just got to do our job, be the best role players we can possibly be. He's the Batman, and we got to be all Robins. We got to figure it out."

With Kevin Love out for an extended period of time, the newcomers will already have added pressure on them. As they acclimate themselves into a new environment, head coach Tyronn Lue believes they'll have to play roulette next to James.

"LeBron is No. 1, and then after that, it's going to be, you know, different guys on different nights," Lue said. "We said that when the season first started. It could be Hood tonight. It could be George Hill. It could be Clarkson. It could be Jeff Green, (Kyle) Korver. So, you never know. Just LeBron, he's going to make those guys better, I know that for sure. But every night it could be somebody different."

The Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Sunday after beating the Atlanta Hawks with an undermanned squad. Hill will be the lone new acquisition to start next to James. Hood, Nance, and Clarkson will be available off the bench.

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