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Paul Pierce does not believe that the addition of Kyrie Irving is enough to take the Boston Celtics above the Cleveland Cavaliers as the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics legend said on ESPN’s “The Jump” that the Cavs are still the better team simply by virtue of having a certain LeBron James. […]

There’s still a chance the blockbuster deal involving Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas could be voided. But, according to Sam Amico, that possibility is unlikely to occur. Instead, the Cleveland Cavaliers could just ask for additional compensation to make up for the severity of Thomas’ injury. While the deal could be on hold for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers might not be done dealing just yet. Even after getting a great return for Kyrie Irving in the form of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the 2018 Brooklyn Nets pick (a trade that’s actually on the verge of being voided), ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports that the Cavs are “not closing the […]

If given only one word to describe this Cleveland off-season, I’d chose value.  That’s not necessarily a good thing.  Every move made was a highly calculated move that provided excess benefit to the cost paid, and in a vacuum, Cleveland did add several value contracts in both the player and personnel departments.  That being said […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers could void the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade due to concerns with Thomas’ hip after reviewing his physical. Sources: After Isaiah Thomas underwent physical today, Cavs still evaluating injured hip and weighing options w/ completion of Irving deal. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2017 Thomas traveled […]

Just when all seemed quiet on the trade front, the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday agreed to send star PG Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for PG Isaiah Thomas, SF Jae Crowder, C Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected 2018 1st round draft pick. While the personnel has changed, the Cavaliers’ offensive […]

It was widely reported on Friday that veteran guard Iman Shumpert had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers prior to the trade deadline, and again at the end of this past season. Since then, the report has been refuted, and now Shumpert has weighed in on the situation by directly singling out Dave McMenamin […]

Despite making a big-time move acquiring Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and a top-10 protected first-round draft pick in return for estranged star Kyrie Irving, a Cleveland Cavaliers future without LeBron James seems inevitable for many NBA executives. Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher talked to a few suits from around the league, inquiring about the […]

The Boston Celtics’ decision earlier this week to move All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas as part of the trade that landed the team fellow All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was quite surprising on how quickly it all came together. Since then, it has created some varying reactions to the deal and around the league. During a […]

Shortly following the blockbuster trade that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package headlined by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, there were reports stemming about Thomas’ dealings with his teammates. There was chatter about him not rubbing off on his teammates in the best manner. In […]

While most have now seen the dust start to settle after the Cleveland Cavaliers sent an unhappy Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for a bundle including All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, there might still be another piece that is waiting to shipped off. According to a report by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, forward Iman Shumpert […]

Rumors had run rampant of the Cleveland Cavaliers exploring trade options to move Kyrie Irving in order to land big-time free agents, even before the 25-year-old requested a trade. According to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, the Cavs were in line to thread a three-team trade with the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns, signifying […]

In lieu of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, several disgruntled hoops fans decided to burn their Isaiah Thomas jerseys. In what can only be described as an act of class, LeBron James, a player who knows a thing or two about jerseys being burnt, decided to defend his new teammate […]

Kyrie Irving is now a Boston Celtic but that’s not stopping the guys behind the highly-anticipated video game, NBA 2K18, from including the shifty guard on the Cleveland Cavaliers All-Time lineup. Apart from Irving, the lineup also consists of present Cavaliers in LeBron James and Kevin Love, and plenty of Cavs stars of the past, […]

The blockbuster trade centered around Isaiah Thomas and Kyrie Irving is continuing to draw the opinion of many, making players, coaches, and other members of the basketball community give out their takes on the matter. Former Boston Celtics player Ray Allen is the latest one to chime in on the conversation, as he took to […]

Dear Kyrie Irving, Sometimes, breakups are really hard and really awkward. Whether it is your significant other or in this case, a superstar athlete wanting to leave your team, it never gets easier. Coming off of a putrid 2010-11 season with an overall record 19-63 and an NBA record 26-game losing streak, things could not […]

In wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers finally trading All-Star Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, rumors are now surfacing about what the Cavs were offered for the point guard. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Cavaliers had no interesting including Carmelo Anthony in trade discussions for Irving with the New York […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have put forth a major move by trading away All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in a blockbuster move that netted them a package headlined by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, the trade also helped them gain a valuable trade asset that […]

In the midst of a Chris Broussard report citing new Cleveland Cavs point man Isaiah Thomas rubbing some of his former teammates the wrong way due to his ego and a Napoleon complex, his former head coach and current Nuggets coach, Mike Malone, came to his defense. “I coached Isaiah Thomas in Sacramento, he was/is […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were finally able to get clarity in the Kyrie Irving situation by moving him to the Boston Celtics earlier this week. Beyond the acquisition of All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, veteran forward Jae Crowder, and young big man Ante Zizic, the Cavaliers also netted the Brooklyn Nets 2018 first-round pick. According to […]

On Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was spotted wearing a black variant of his next signature shoe, Nike’s LeBron 15, during a pickup game with several NBA hopefuls at UCLA’s campus. King James Debuts Nike LeBron 15 in a Pickup Game https://t.co/zY47OwrqjV pic.twitter.com/U6gmcGbj7E — Thisiss News (@Thisiss_News) August 24, 2017 James’ new shoe, which is […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for one of the biggest trades of the 2017 NBA offseason. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference title, sent All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Celtics. In return, the Celtics gave up Isaiah Thomas (also an All Star), Jae Crowder, […]

Fox Sports 1’s Chris Broussard received plenty of backlash after reporting new Cleveland Cavaliers’ acquisition Isaiah Thomas had rubbed some teammates the wrong way, citing anonymous sources throughout the league’s executive ranks for this tidbit. Broussard went on to explain that Thomas’ “Napoleon complex” was one of the key reasons his teammates had become aware […]

LeBron James has never been afraid to speak out on anything he felt he needed to, and Thursday afternoon was no different. Less than two days after being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a few people in Boston were seen and recording themselves burning Isaiah Thomas jerseys, and that drew a lot of outrage in […]

Kobe Bryant issued a challenge to new Cleveland Cavaliers’ acquisition Isaiah Thomas, daring him to make the First Team All-NBA next season over an Instagram post on his birthday. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYLedzvAHOP/?taken-by=kobebryant The Black Mamba has recently issued challenges to other stars like DeMar DeRozan, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, sprinter Allyson Felix, and even rapper Kendrick […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward LeBron James seems to be on a conditioning mission this offseason. Since the completion of the 2016-17 NBA campaign, the three-time champion has been spotted in gyms all across the country preparing for the upcoming season. On Wednesday, James continued his offseason training by competing in a few games of […]

Despite having pulled off a great return for their unhappy star Kyrie Irving, the Cleveland Cavaliers might not have entirely solved their puzzle against the Golden State Warriors just yet. One of their key return pieces, Isaiah Thomas, has mightily struggled against the Warriors last season, managing only 34.4 percent from the field and 31.3 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost one of their favorite sons a couple of days ago as they made a blockbuster deal with their Eastern Conference foes, the Boston Celtics, to send Kyrie Irving to TD Garden. In exchange for the Duke product, the Cavaliers received All-Star Isaiah Thomas, “3-and-D” specialist Jae Crowder, European center Ante Zizic […]

The NBA world is still recovering after being rocked by the news that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics swapped their star point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas in a blockbuster deal. No one expected the Eastern Conference rivals to be dealing with each other as Irving handed in his trade request, but new […]

Who’s afraid of LeBron James? Certainly not author Malcolm Gladwell, who issued a dare to the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar on Twitter. It’s not a one-on-one basketball event, though, as it wouldn’t be fair to pit the 6-foot-8 James against Gladwell, who describes himself as a “skinny Canadian.” Instead, Gladwell wants to see James lining up […]

When the blockbuster trade centered around Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas was completed on Tuesday, fans of the hit video game franchise NBA 2K wondered when they will change the looks of the two players, wearing their new uniforms, in its latest installment. The developers from 2K Sports wasted no time as they immediately worked […]

Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard is currently the subject of some backlash from former Boston Celtics players, following the commentary he recently made on Skip Bayless’ FS1 show “Undisputed.” The veteran broadcaster reported that Isaiah Thomas was apparently disliked by some of his teammates, leading to their front office to decide to trade him. Upon […]

Jae Crowder learned yesterday that he’s been part of a huge Boston Celtics trade package that sent him to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the services of Kyrie Irving. However, that’s not the biggest development in Crowder’s life this summer, as it was confirmed by Mike Petraglia of CLSNMedia, that Crowder’s mother, Helen, had lost her […]

The blockbuster deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics that sent shockwaves around the NBA is continuing to draw a lot of opinions from players, coaches, and other members of the basketball community. Many have chimed in on the conversation, and given their thoughts on who they think is in a better situation now […]

Despite a tumultuous offseason after Kyrie Irving’s trade request became public, some of his former teammates were hopeful the 25-year-old star could work out his differences with the team and stay to take another crack at the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. This glimmer of hope was eventually all for naught, as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday afternoon finally pulled the trigger on a deal that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics that netted them back fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. It was a transaction that saw two of the league’s top scorers being dealt for each other, which Elias has acknowledged […]

Now that Isaiah Thomas has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the two-time NBA All Star will have an opportunity to play alongside his long-time friend, Kevin Love. Thomas’ friendship with Love goes back more than a decade, when they were AAU teammates in 2005. In fact, Thomas used to stay at the Love household […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for one of the bigger trades of the 2017 NBA offseason. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, are sending All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the C’s for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first […]

The trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics represents a fresh start for all involved. For star point guard Kyrie Irving, it represents the chance to lead a new group and win now, but by landing in Boston, alongside new acquisition Gordon Hayward, it once again pairs him with another star player to […]