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Once the Cleveland Cavaliers officially sign rookie Cedi Osman, they will have 14 players under contract for the 2017-2018 season. This year the league office added a couple of “two-way” roster spots, where a player can go back and forth from the G-League to their NBA team. These two spots will most likely be filled with players from […]

There are two ways that the Cleveland Cavaliers can close the gap against the Golden State Warriors. Both revolve around finding a way to be competitive when LeBron James is not on the court. James averaged 42.4 minutes per game in this year’s finals, which is too many if he is going to have the […]

While anyone could make an argument that the team that has made it to three straight seasons and has brought home a championship in that time isn’t missing anything but unfortunately it is. The team has two major needs lack of youth and lack of defense. These problems can take care of each other if […]

For the past few weeks, the Cavs have been rumoured to have internet in acquiring Knicks’ SF Carmelo Anthony. Although this would be a good idea for multiple reasons, it’s tough to see a trade to Cleveland happening. A buyout is also unlikely, as the Knicks would rather give Anthony away for peanuts than swallow […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still looking to improve their team in this critical offseason. With a lot of free agent players not getting the attention or contracts they initially aimed for, Cleveland finds itself the beneficiary in this situation as they have a more competitive advantage. With the majority of the league tapped out salary […]

The Boston Celtics received a major upgrade to their squad with the addition of All-Star Small Forward Gordon Hayward, who left his former team, the Utah Jazz to reunite with his college coach Brad Stevens. Anyone who watched this year’s Eastern Conference Finals is probably thinking it won’t make a difference in a playoff series, […]

In today’s NBA there is an overflowing amount of quality point guards in the league; so much so that the starting point guard position is filled for nearly every team. Some teams got even luckier with Point God deals such as Chris Paul with the Houston Rockets, Steph Curry with the Golden State Warriors, Isaiah […]

Ever since LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers, there has been much speculation that he would eventually team up with some of his best friends in the league; Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade, and Carmelo Anthony. Chris Paul is unnecessary, as the Cavaliers already have a star point guard in Kyrie Irving. Paul is also, most likely, […]

With all of the names the Cavs have been linked to this offseason, including Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony, and others, you would think the Cavs are in need of offensive threats. But they just ended the 2017 playoffs in a loss to the Warriors after the greatest and most efficient offensive performance total […]

In the 2014-15 season, the Cavs made a trade to get J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from the Knicks, a team that won 17 games that year.  The Cavs finished second in the finals that year, but their 53-29 record was a noticeable improvement for J.R. and Shumpert.  In fact, Shumpert has recently been quoted in saying […]

It’s been less than 400 days after ending a 52-year drought, and Cleveland is back to pointing fingers and realizing it’s hard to win. After Golden State dismissed the Cavaliers in five games earlier this month, relinquishing the throne to a seemingly unreachable team has induced a lot of irrational thinking within Cavs Nation. But the […]

It’s been know since the 2015 NBA Finals that the Cavaliers need dependable bench players. This fact was evident in the Cavs’ 5 game series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 Finals. Two-way wing depth has been a problem for LeBron James’ teams for essentially his entire career, and this past season […]

After falling to the Golden State Warriors in this year’s NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been fairly active in the trade market. The Eastern Conference champs were known to be interested in both Jimmy Butler, who was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves during Thursday night’s NBA Draft, and Indiana Pacers All-Star Paul George. As […]

As the NBA offseason gets into full swing, the Cavs continue to look for ways to reload for next season. While there might be some intriguing options on the trade market, the Cavs must be careful not to send out too much of the core of a team that nearly swept its way to the […]

Perhaps one of the favorite pastimes of many Cleveland sports fans is looking back draft selections and wondering what could have been.  In 2011, with help from a trade with the Clippers, the Cavs won the draft lottery and netted the 1st and 4th picks in the draft.  With those, they selected Kyrie Irving and […]

Full disclosure, there is no scientific research to support any of this.  That being said, it’s airtight and completely true. Early in LeBron’s career, I noticed that he and I share a unique trait.  We both have mixed handedness.  On the basketball court, LeBron is very versatile, but his dominant shooting hand has always been […]

For several moments during the 2016-17 NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving looked like the best player on the Cleveland Cavaliers or even the entire series for that matter. A lot has been witnessed of Irving in the NBA postseason for quite some time now that it’s hard to believe that he just turned 25 earlier this year. The […]

Just a week after the 2016 NBA Champions relinquished their title to the Golden State Warriors, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert packaged a raised offer to renew David Griffin’s tenure with Cleveland which can make him one of the wealthiest general managers today. As of Monday evening, we now know this will not be the case […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly earned their way to a third consecutive NBA Finals appearance. Cleveland’s 51-31 regular season record and 12-1 dominating performance in the postseason earned them another chance to play the Golden State Warriors for an NBA Championship. However, the Cavaliers have also cut more than their fair share of checks to reach […]

Last summer, a historic cap rise and a bit of luck gave the Golden State Warriors the room to pursue Kevin Durant. And, Durant was a big difference maker against the Cavaliers in the Finals. Cleveland had no answer as Golden State quickly closed out in five games. Now, Cleveland must look to reload. A […]

As of this writing, it appears that the Cleveland Cavaliers will come up short in their effort to repeat as NBA champions and will lose to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. That will drop LeBron James to 3-5 in his Finals career – can we […]

The Cavaliers are now down 3-0 in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, despite a valiant effort on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James combined for 77 points, with JR Smith adding in 15. No other Cavalier reached double digits in scoring. While Tristan Thompson’s role with the team is not as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers waving DeAndre Liggins with only a week before playoffs indicates the team has plans to add a new individual to the roster. Liggins had fallen out of the rotation following J.R. Smith’s return, and just as Cleveland has done the past two years, they may look to add a last-second playoff veteran to help fill […]

LOS ANGELES – As the regular season winds down, the Cleveland Cavaliers are fighting for playoff positioning with the Boston Celtics while trying to find their consistency and defensive identity. With a lot of veterans on the team and little athleticism coming off the bench, the Cavs acquired a bit of a young spark plug […]

They’re called Kingmakers. That silent hand, guiding the masters of their domain, elevating their image, quelling fires, and filling the gaps. Game of Throne’s Cerci Lannister, DNC Chairman and former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, or Chicago Tribune Political Writer David Axelrod, the Kingmaker takes many forms. Be it actual control from the shadows, or setting […]

In the “really need a backup point guard” lottery, Cleveland hit the jackpot with the Deron Williams signing. A starting caliber player, Williams solidifies Cleveland’s second unit. For reference, recreating this team on “2K My GM” shares the same difficulty level as recreating the DeMarcus Cousins trade, that level being impossible. Cleveland somehow upgraded the […]

With the deadline mere hours away, it is looking less and less likely that Cleveland will be making improvements via the trade market. With few assets left, Cleveland has little they can bring to the table in trade negotiations, and only a definitive upgrade would see Cleveland willing to part with a rotation player such […]

Something has happened to Kyle Korver recently. Is it the LeBron James effect? Or maybe the crisp, inspiring Cleveland air? Perhaps, it’s just the Indiana Pacers. When the Cavs played the Pacers last week, Kyle Korver hit 8 triples in 26 minutes. He's got 6 in 21 tonight. — Nikki Goel (@NikkiGoelCavs) February 16, 2017 […]

In a week of miles, LeBron James led his reigning champions around the country through a hectic week that featured a three-game road trip stretched over four days. The Cavaliers finished with a 3-1 record this week as James averaged 25.5 points, 11.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds along with an impressive list of personal accolades: […]

Cleveland’s payroll is notoriously high and as a result, Forbes is reporting that Dan Gilbert lost $40 million on the Cavs last season. Beating out any other team in the NBA and franchise in sports, Cleveland currently spends $115 million on payroll alone. However, the real killer for the team is the luxury tax overage of […]

Winning only three of its six games on Cleveland’s previous road trip, some might feel concern over the state of Cleveland. Wins only coming against sub-.500 opponents does not instill any confidence. Websites such as Bleacher Report have drastically dropped the Cavaliers in their power rankings due to this average performance over the past two […]

Alright. Let’s address a problem that doesn’t exist, yet everyone thinks it does. Let’s finally talk about trading for a shot-blocker. Cleveland has the league’s third best paint defense. Two of their three big men are averaging double-digit rebounds a game. Cleveland just beat the league’s most explosive team, The Golden State Warriors, in large […]

With JR Smith’s extended injury keeping him out for the majority of the season, the Cavs are faced with a situation they weren’t prepared. Or were they? What if Smith had signed elsewhere before the season? How would the Cavaliers have replaced his production? It certainly wouldn’t have been easy, and would have been a […]

Jeremy Bentham laid out a relatively simple principle in his defining work “Utilitarianism”. The goal of life is to spread the most happiness to the greatest amount of people, through any means necessary. This idea could, and should, be applied to resting NBA Stars. While it may upset some in the moment, resting NBA stars […]

The title-defense season of the Cleveland Cavaliers is now three-games-old. The team, especially the Big Three has been on fire lately, giving us a great opportunity to nitpick on the defending champions’ performance by focusing on a few observations. Obviously, the sample size is very small but credit needs to be given where it’s due; […]

Winning a championship from down three to one against a 73 win team seemed nearly impossible last year. Defending that championship against the newly retooled Golden State Warriors may prove to be even harder, though. The Cavalier’s front office knows this, and have been busy all summer trying to fill gaps and mend the holes […]

The new season is now upon us, as the Cleveland Cavaliers, the defending NBA champions (I can never get tired of saying that), prepare for the onslaught of all teams bent on toppling them off their lofty throne. But all these cannot happen before the annual ritual of negotiation and trading where free agents look […]

If you haven’t asked yourself why things have been falling so perfectly into place for Cleveland lately, then you might have to by the end of this month considering a lot of firsts. There’s the Calder cup, the miracle in the Oracle and now, for the first time since 2007, a promising playoff run by […]

We here at Cavs Nation pride ourselves on bringing you all of the Cavs news, not just the good stuff (such as how the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals, making your Cleveland Cavaliers the NBA Championships). Cleveland, as is tradition, still somehow after a championship makes reporting an interesting […]