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LeBron James has been an absolute star on the court on his way to becoming the best basketball player in the world. He’s currently one of the world’s greatest sports figures of all time, and he recently took his stardom to the big screen in Judd Apatow’s “Trainwreck,” which premiered in theaters nationwide on July […]

Last season, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert were inseparable. Both shared the same position when they played for the New York Knicks and nothing changed when they got traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks were primed for a strong run but circumstances led them to yet another disappointing campaign, fortunately for the Cavaliers, David […]

For weeks now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been looking for ways to bolster their bench at the wing position, especially behind LeBron James. After James played about 42+ minutes in the playoffs with no back up, General Manager made a concerted effort to get a small forward. On Tuesday afternoon, the Cavs got their man […]

When Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and LeBron James are on the floor at once, very few teams can match the collective offensive talent that they possess. During the regular season the Cavaliers had the third highest offensive efficiency in the NBA and averaged 120 points per 100 possessions with the Big Three on the floor. […]

David Griffin and the Cavs are looking at any way to improve their roster going into next season and provide as much room financially as possible financially. It was reported earlier in free agency that Cleveland had about six of seven options to move Haywood. But according to GM Griffin, none of those offers were […]

For weeks now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to negotiate a contract with restricted free agents Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova, as well as unrestricted free agent J.R. Smith. Thompson and Dellavedova became restricted free agents when the Cavs extended qualifying offers to them, meaning “they’ll have a right of first refusal for these […]

After re-signing Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert, and LeBron James to start free agency as well as the signing of Mo Williams, the Cavs have set their eyes on some of the remaining free agents. RELATED: Top 10 Trade Targets For Cavs This Offseason While deals with Tristan Thompson, Matthew Dellavedova, and J.R. Smith are up […]

  Mo Williams is the newest member of the Cavaliers signed via free agency. But…then again, he’s one of two players from LeBron’s previous stint in Cleveland, with the other being Anderson Varejao. We all know a little about Mo Williams and his game, but here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Mo […]

For the last two weeks, rumors have been swirling around the trade options for the Cavs and Brendan Haywood. When it started out with Joe Johnson and moved to Jamal Crawford, it became evident Cleveland was looking for a wing player in case things don’t work out with J.R. Smith. RELATED: 5 Best Trade Options […]

LeBron James made a surprise appearance at the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas just prior to the Cavs matchup against the Timberwolves. He met with coaches and fans, band even showed us some of his unlimited shooting range! RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career Ohh, and he knocked down the 35-footer…sitting down.

For a lot of people, wearing basketball shoes around helps them play the game that they love and feel good representing the player who those shoes belong to. We buy these shoes, lace ’em up, and get out there doing what we love. Sometimes, however, we can take something as little as tying our shoes […]

The Cavs have three max-contract players in LeBron James (2-year, $47 million), Kyrie Irving (5-year $90 million), and Kevin Love (5-year-$110 million). They’re expected to have a near max-contract player in Tristan Thompson at around 5-year, $70-80 million. RELATED: 5 Best Trade Options For Brendan Haywood And His Valuable Contract Factor in the contracts of […]

With the 31st pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected a player from the Turkish Basketball League in Cedi Osman. The 20-year old is known for his underrated athleticism and quickness, which kill defenses on the fast break. The 6’8″ forward isn’t a great shooter, but can become a solid swingman for […]

There may not be a part of LeBron James’ game that he hasn’t mastered yet. Of course, he always gets better by working on his craft and improving whatever deficiencies he may have. For his career, James averages 27.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 49.6% from the field […]

It has been quite the week for LeBron James. He’s had radio interviews where he opens up about the Finals and his first movie premier in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. On Tuesday night, he made a rare appearance on the Tonight show with Jimmy Fallon to talk about his kids, his movie ‘Trainwreck,’ gave […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers capped their draft night for this year’s edition by selecting Sir’Dominic Pointer at number 53 out of St. John’s University. Pointer is an “old” rookie at 23 years of age and an undersized small forward in NBA standards at 6’5” tall but his defense has been his meal ticket earning him co-Big […]

David Griffin and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been looking to trade center Brendan Haywood and his highly coveted non-guaranteed $10.5 million contract. There have been multiple reports and rumors that the Cavs were going to move him for a better name at guard/forward. Unfortunately, the Cavs haven’t been made any offers that impressed them enough […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith in mid-January and were instantly considered to be legit championship contenders with the addition of Timofey Mozgov later that week. Shumpert was a highly sought after player and only strengthened his stock with his NBA Playoff performance locking down the opponents best or second-best players […]

“I can never get over them,” said LeBron James when asked at what point he gets over an NBA Finals loss. “For me, you can never get out of it. No matter how much you say you did everything that you could and you gave it everything that you had, and be able to move […]

Mo Williams has had quite the illustrious career with the NBA. He hasn’t been moved enough to be called a journeyman, but Williams has constantly gone from conference to conference fitting in perfectly with teams. We take a look at the journey of Mo Williams that has led him back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, starting […]

LeBron James has been relatively quiet this offseason. Other than vacationing in the Bahamas, re-signing with the Cavs, and having his movie premier for ‘Trainwreck’ in Akron, James has been enjoying his family and friends in this quiet offseason thus far. On Sunday afternoon, James joined Bleacher Report radio to talk about some trending topics […]

David Griffin has been a very busy man since July 1. From trying to re-sign their free agents to figuring out what to do with Brendan Haywood and his valuable contract, Griffin probably hasn’t had much time off during the day. Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal spoke with Griffin regarding the Cavs busy […]

LeBron James has been pretty quiet since his exit interviews with the Cavs last month. Other than reports of him waiting for the Cavs to finish their offseason moves, James was relatively quiet to start this offseason. On July 11, 2014, LeBron gave his hometown something to be excited about when he announced his return […]

Earlier this week, it was reported that the Cavs were in discussions with the Brooklyn Nets to try and acquire guard/forward Joe Johnson in exchange for Brendan Haywood and his non-guaranteed contract. After all, the Nets had been trying all year to trade Johnson and avoid paying him $24.9 million for the 2015-16 season. RELATED: […]

Kevin Love went from a losing team to a team that is going to be competing for a championship for years to come. But in this piece, we’re not celebrating Love’s accomplishments with his team. We’re looking to celebrate his major life change and his really good looks. Love got picked to be featured in […]

It is now July 9, and Tristan Thompson and the Cavs have still not come to an agreement on a contract that would keep the rebounding machine in Cleveland. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson Source tells ESPN that there is no Tristan Thompson deal imminent w/ CLE just because of the […]

On Thursday morning, when the NBA’s league wide moratorium period had finally expired and players were free to sign contracts, Kevin Love and, surprisingly, LeBron James, were the first to do so with the Cavs. Love’s contract will be a 5-year, $110 million deal with the Cavs, while LeBron James, who wasn’t expected to sign […]

Mo Williams is back with the Cavaliers for his second stint in Cleveland. In his entire career, the closest he’s gotten to winning a championship was with the Cavs from 2008-2010. He took to Twitter to announce his return last night. RELATED: Why The Cavs Are Better Off Without Dwyane Wade I'm coming home!!!!! #cavsnation […]

The offseason is the time where NBA players enjoy the company of their friends and family while vacationing in some of the best most beautiful places on Earth. Every summer, LeBron James does this with some of his best friends, who are also in the NBA. RELATED: Why The Cavs Are Better Off Without Dwyane […]

The whole structure of the NBA changed during the free agency period of 2010, where some major stars at the time took their talents elsewhere. With today marking the 5th year that LeBron James decided to leave Cleveland to play for the Miami Heat. In honor of that, we look at the five decisions that […]

With the 36th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Rakeem Christmas from Syracuse University. The senior who had graduated and had a great collegiate career is now moving on to the next chapter of his life with the NBA. Christmas is already on the Cavs Summer League roster and could very […]

On Monday night, the Cavs and former Cavaliers guard agreed on a two-year pact that would bring Mo Williams back to Cleveland to play with LeBron James in The Land. It was something that both sides seemed interested in and ready for, so the addition of Williams as a backup scorer will help the Cavs. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers opened up free agency in early July by offering power forward Tristan Thompson a 5 year, $80-82 million dollar contract. For months he decided not to settle for the Cavs 5-year, $80 million contract instead demanding a 5-year $94 million max contract. He even let his qualifying offer pass by, showing the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been very active the past couple of days looking for trade scenarios when it comes to Brendan Haywood and his contract. Yesterday, a big name came up in a possible trade scenario in Joe Johnson. RELATED: Cavs Interested In Trade For Joe Johnson On Monday, Marc Stein reported that the Cavs […]

J.R. Smith, the former Cavalier guard, declined his player option for the 2015-16 season and is now an unrestricted free agent. If he did opt in though, he would have been paid nearly $6.4 million. The fact that Smith chose not to pick up the option indicates that he is looking for a more profitable […]

For a team that came within two wins of an NBA championship, the Cavs still have several unanswered questions about their roster going into next season. Most of the questions are about contracts, and not necessarily if, but when Tristan Thompson, JR Smith, and LeBron James will be re-signed. So far, though, very little has […]

Free agent season has already been exciting and expensive for the Cavs, with the team reaching agreements with Kevin Love and Iman Shumpert. They’ve also picked up the team option on Timofey Mozgov. Mike Miller picked up his player option for next year. LeBron James signing on for at least next year is a foregone […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a huge asset they could use this offseason in Brendan Haywood and his contract. Haywood has a $10.5 million, non-guaranteed contract if he is waived before August 1, an asset for the Cavs that has become more valuable as the deadline to trade him approaches. Many expected the Cavs to use […]

Despite Delly’s production following Kyrie’s season-ending injury in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers understand that one of their biggest needs this summer is improvement at the PG position behind Kyrie. Before the trade deadline last season, the Cavs tried to acquire a backup point guard. Instead, the Cavs traded for two shooting […]