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LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for almost a decade now, winning four MVP awards, two NBA Championships, and two Olympic Gold Medals in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics. James, now 30, will turn 31 at the end of this year, and is slowing exiting his prime years. He’s likely […]

The NBA and the NFL have produced some of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen. From the fastest and strongest players to the witty and intelligent on court ones, the two sports have always brought out the best athletes from around the world. Often times, players get compared to other players in the […]

Tristan Thompson was highly expected to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers when the free agency period began. However, we’re now almost a month into free agency and Thompson and the Cavs still haven’t agreed upon a contract extension for the power forward. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson On August 1, The […]

LeBron James has been vacationing for the most part this summer. He’s taken trips around the world, but it looks like he’s had to get back to business a little earlier than usual. James and rapper Drake held a kickball game with other celebrities and players up in Toronto, Canada on Saturday. Oklahoma City Thunder’s […]

During the NBA season, there were signs that LeBron James and Kevin Love’s relationship was not progressing or improving as a teammate to teammate relationship should. There were cryptic tweets, quotes about who the MVP should be, and more related to those topics. Many assumed that this was a turning point for the worse in […]

When the clock ticked 12:01 AM on the 1st of July, David Griffin and company hit the ground running as they faced a tall list of their own free agents whom they needed to retain. Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith, Matthew Dellavedova, and James Jones all played huge parts in their monumental […]

Gilbert Arenas, also known as Agent Zero as well Hibachi, has been out of the NBA since the 2011-12 season when he played with the Memphis Grizzlies. The once big-time NBA scorer, however, has not been forgotten around Cleveland. During the middle of the 2000s, the Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, and Washington Wizards, led […]

It is never too early to start talking about the NBA season. Now that the playoffs are over and most of the NBA offseason has been taken care of, we can begin critiquing our teams moves, making predictions, and choosing our NBA Finals matchup. The media and fans have high expectations set for the Cavs […]

J.R. Smith opened up about his situation with the Cavs last week when he said he ‘sort of’ regrets opting out of the $6.4 million option for the 2015-16 season. The Cavs expected and had hoped Smith would opt in so that they would have one less player to worry about retaining this offseason. RELATED: […]

In what many predicted to be a controversial offseason for Kevin Love, who was expected to deeply explore his free agency options, the forward almost immediately announced that he would return to the Cavs. Love agreed to a deal with the Cavs and signed a 5-year, $110 million with Cleveland as soon as the moratorium […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got themselves quite an expensive set of gift cards when they traded Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller in a package to the Portland Trail Blazers for some cash and a couple of Traded Player Exceptions. Prior to this trade, Cleveland was also the recipient of two player exceptions from separate deals in […]

Kyrie Irving has had a career season in 2014-15. His breakout season wasn’t necessarily statistically, but more of a maturation season that elevated his game to new heights. Irving averaged more minutes this season at 36.4 than he had in his previous three seasons in the NBA, and was still able to play in a […]

It’s no secret that the Cavs were heavily undermanned in the 2015 NBA Finals. What was supposed to be an NBA Finals for the ages turned out to be a major disappointment hampered by injuries (disappointing at least from the Cleveland side of things). “I felt like we would’ve definitely won an NBA championship if […]

Being an NBA coach is definitely a dream job for most. But there is no doubt it is a position that takes skill, carries a lot of pressure, and can be stressful on both you and your family. Not many people experience success right away, David Blatt did. This could be attributed to his many […]

Former Dallas Mavericks forward Richard Jefferson signed a minimum contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Jefferson had originally agreed to a contract with the Mavs earlier in July, but after being offered a chance to chase a championship with the Cavs, he rescinded the Mavs offer and joined the Cavs. The Cavs bring in […]

Nowadays in the NBA, player personnel is very necessary in order to still be in the running come May/June. Although “big 3’s” existed long ago as far back as the 1980’s Boston Celtics consisting of Larry Bird, Robert Perish and Kevin McHale, it wasn’t until 2010 that they made a comeback. When LeBron James and […]

With a new TV deal bumping up the NBA salary cap in two seasons, teams are rushing to sign free agents at max contracts this summer. Teams are ok with overpaying young players because when the new TV deal kicks in, these max contracts will seem like a steal in a league with $110+ million […]

Several teams with championship hopes have made moves in this offseason to bolster their benches. While the big name free agents have dominated the conversation nationally, many teams, including the Cavs, have focused on improving their depth and versatility in players outside of their starting five. Here is a look at five of the top […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently signed Richard Jefferson in hopes of adding depth to their bench and to provide minutes relief for LeBron James. Jefferson is 35 years of age and is entering his 15th season in the NBA. However, his road to the Cavaliers was not an easy one as he has played for six […]

LeBron James took to Twitter on Tuesday to do one of his rare Q&A (Questions & Answers). He got an array of questions from basketball to movies to his personal life. James’ Twitter mentions were off the charts with the millions of questions, retweets, and favorites from his more than 22 million followers. Here are […]

LeBron James took to Twitter on Tuesday to do one of his rare Q&A (Questions & Answers). He got an array of questions from basketball to movies to his personal life. James’ Twitter mentions were off the charts with the millions of questions, retweets, and favorites from his more than 22 million followers. Here are […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been plenty busy this offseason trying to make a serious run at keeping the gang together. One player that will not return to the Cavs is Kendrick Perkins, who signed with the New Orleans Pelicans last week. Perkins played sparingly as a reserve last season averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds […]

Mike Miller, one of the best sharpshooters in the NBA, joined LeBron James, James Jones, and the Cleveland Cavaliers last season in hopes of chasing another NBA Championship before he decides to retire. Due largely to injury, the Cavs fell two games short in the 2015 Finals and entered a big free agency period. Miller […]

After weeks and months of trying to unload Brendan Haywood and his $10.5 million, non-guaranteed contract, the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally traded him along with Mike Miller as part of a deal with the Portland Trailblazers The trade was completely on Sunday night, and along with the Haywood and Miller, the Blazers received 2019 and […]

Iman Shumpert was traded along with New York Knicks’ teammate J.R. Smith on January 5th, 2015. The trade moved Shumpert from a bottom feeding Knicks team to a sudden championship contender. Although he didn’t play immediately after being traded due to his recovery from a dislocated shoulder, Iman Shumpert played in 38 games for the […]

After months of looking for a suitable trade partner, the Cleveland Cavaliers have found what they were looking for. On Sunday, the Cavs traded center Brendan Haywood and guard/forward Mike Miller to the Portland Trailblazers, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reported it first. Cleveland has traded Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to Portland, league source […]

Kevin Love is now about 3 months into the rehabilitation of his left shoulder injury. Although the timetable for his return was labeled at around 4-to-6 months, there is a solid chance Love will be ready to play at the four-month period. On Sunday, some of the players who would attend and/or participate in the […]

Summer 2015 has been underwhelming to say the least. The Cavs have swallowed defeat, reassembled a majority of their hungry squad, added a few old and new faces, and now look to take their NBA-leading 2-1 Las Vegas odds to the 2015-16 season with a head of steam for a championship. Along that path was […]

While Lebron James is still having “nightmares” about the recently concluded finals, Kyrie Irving believes that he would have been a champion by now had he and Kevin Love not been injured. “I felt like we would’ve definitely won an NBA championship if we had everyone healthy,” says Irving. It is very possible because the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly close to finding a trade partner they can trade Brendan Haywood to before August 1. The reason for that is because Haywood’s $10.5 million non-guaranteed contract becomes fully guaranteed on the first day of August. Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com reported on the Haywood situation, and even thinks that another Cavalier […]

Kevin Love was one of the biggest free agents this offseason, and fortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he chose to stay and settle the unfinished business of winning an NBA championship in Northeast Ohio. There’s no denying that Love is one of the best talents around and he is primed to bounce back after a […]

As we progress through the offseason, the Cavaliers have yet to re-sign their backup power forward, Tristan Thompson. Additionally, they have not re-signed their spark plug off the bench in J.R. Smith. Both players were vital in helping the Cavaliers make a run to the NBA Finals this past season and it is imperative that […]

This season’s free agent class was of elite proportions. All-Star talent was all over the board, some of them even unrestricted free agents. With so many teams working with a lot of cap space, it was bound to be a fun time to be a basketball fan. (Unless you’re a Knicks or Lakers fan, that […]

The Cavs have spent most of this offseason looking for trade partners to deal Brendan Haywood and his valuable, non-guaranteed contract worth $10.5 million. RELATED: 5 Best Trade Options For Brendan Haywood And His Valuable Contract There have been talks with the Brooklyn Nets to bring guard Joe Johnson to the Cavs as well as […]

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 […]

The Cavs drafted Rakeem Christmas in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft, and although he was unlikely to make the roster this season, he could have had a chance as he developed his game in the D-League. On Thursday afternoon however, the Cleveland Cavalier traded Christmas to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for […]

In the recently concluded NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers took the air out of the Golden State Warriors in the first three games making everyone shift their anticipation on a possible upset of historical proportions. Unfortunately for the Northeast Ohio hopefuls, that didn’t materialize as Steve Kerr took advantage of his deep lineup and made […]

In a day and age when NBA jersey sales are through the roof for pretty much every NBA team, the unveiling of new jerseys is a time when fans can debate about which jerseys are their favorites. Late Wednesday night, a photo from Uni-Watch was released, revealing some new jerseys for the 2015-16 season. For […]

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 […]