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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 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an excellent run last year, greatly exceeding expectations under the circumstances. LeBron James returned to the organization from a four-year hiatus playing in South Florida. Following his return James was even quoted as saying: “I’m not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We’re not ready right […]

LeBron James put up a heroic performance in this year’s NBA Finals, but it wasn’t enough as the Cavs fell just two games short of the franchise’s first NBA Championship. James averaged a monsterous stat-line of 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 1.3 steals and delivered Cleveland’s first-ever Finals home victory with 40 points, […]

  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 […]

With David Blatt and Timofey Mozgov already in tow, the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to add another piece to their Russian connection. Blatt coached the Russian national team on their way to a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics and Timofey Mozgov was a part of that group along with a former NCAA champion whose […]

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 and John Cena are just two of the most recent and most successful transitions from entertainer-to-big-screen. The pair starred in Judd Apatow’s ‘Trainwreck,’ which hit theaters July 17. strong>RELATED: LeBron James Behind The Scenes Of Trainwreck We won’t spoil anything, but both James and Cena did a phenomenal job on it. Cena joined […]

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 Cleveland Cavaliers boast of having one of the best, if not the best, small forwards to ever play the game. But now that LeBron James has aged past his thirties, he’ll no longer be able to play as much as he did five or ten years ago. This year’s free agency is a great […]

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 […]

So far this offseason the Cavs haven’t done a lot outside of keeping their core together and signing Mo Williams. They may not have added much to the roster but sometimes, simply retaining what you have now is the right move. By doing this, the Cavs give themselves an advantage over teams who are adding […]

When the Cavs came into this offseason, one of their major goals was to secure Kevin Love’s services long-term in the pursuit of a long-awaited championship. That didn’t take as long as some people thought as Love immediately announced his return when the NBA’s moratorium period began where players could begin contract talks and commit […]

Mo Williams is a great pick-up for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is another scoring option to take the load off of LeBron James. He also wi bring much needed firepower off of the bench. Mo is excited to be back in the fold and his teammates and fans are as well. Check out his top […]

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 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a trip to the NBA Finals look easy last season. They swept the Celtics and Hawks while suffering a little adversity against Chicago. All of these series wins came with great sacrifice and injuries unfortunately played a huge part in the outcome of the NBA Finals, but getting to the June […]

“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 […]

It was an under-the-radar move by the standards of today’s NBA, but bringing Mo Williams back to the Cavs was a major step in their development as a complete team. With all respect to Matthew Dellavedova, the Cavs were still looking for more from the backup point guard position. Williams gives them a savvy veteran […]

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: […]

Free agency brings a lot of opportunities for teams to bolster their lineups or make a few tweaks. Over the years, the Cleveland Cavaliers have not been short on these newsworthy additions as big name players and solid complimentary pieces alike have helped give fans a jolt of excitement. On that note, let’s take a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t supposed to be two wins away from a championship. At least, not after losing Kevin Love early in the playoffs and Kyrie Irving in overtime of Game 1 of the Finals, both on freak accidents. But they were, and this has led the Cavs to re-signing their top free agents in […]

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 […]

One of the Cavs biggest free agents this offseason agreed to a contract last week and re-signed with the Cavaliers on Thursday morning. Kevin Love signed a 5-year, $110 million deal on Thursday, when the NBA’s moratorium period ended and players were free to sign their contracts. Love reportedly considered all of his options, but […]

David Griffin and company have done a satisfactory job so far this offseason jumpstarted by the re-signing of Kevin Love and Iman Shumpert. While Tristan Thompson, J.R. Smith, and Matthew Dellavedova have yet to renew their ties with the club, they aren’t reported to be having deep talks with other teams. Outside of these players, […]

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 […]