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ESPN insider Brian Windhorst believes a major change is coming for Cleveland Cavaliers star Evan Mobley, and the rest of the NBA should take notice. “Evan Mobley has shown us he is an All-NBA player and NBA Defensive Player of the Year,” Windhorst said. “He is still very young. There is no reason to keep […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a 64-18 regular season record last campaign and finished 1st in the Eastern Conference. Led by Donovan Mitchell, the Cavaliers are now looking to emerge as title contenders in what is Kenny Atkinson’s second season with the franchise. And Donovan Mitchell is already out here talking about the sacrifices he is […]

The Portland Fire have named Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Alex Sarama as their inaugural head coach, days after a deleted LinkedIn post appeared to reveal the hire of the Cavs assistant ahead of schedule. The announcement marks another NBA-to-WNBA crossover as the Fire prepare for their 2026 debut. Sarama, a fast-rising coach known for his innovative […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are turning back the clock while looking toward the future. To celebrate their 55th season, the franchise unveiled its blue Classic Edition Nike uniforms, a striking revival of the look that defined Cleveland’s first LeBron James era and one of the most memorable chapters in Cavs history. The deep navy blue, wine, […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their preseason slate with a 118-100 win over the Detroit Pistons at home. It was a solid team effort from the Cavs, led by point guard Lonzo Ball, who scored nine points to go along with nine assists and four rebounds, putting in some excellent defense on the […]

Ahead of a season where the Cleveland Cavs are projected to reach the NBA Finals, All-Star Donovan Mitchell, looked back on his collegiate career at Louisville, playing for head coach Rick Pitino. The six-time All-Star who was selected 13th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2017 NBA Draft, recalled a bittersweet experience with the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 118-117 against the Chicago Bulls at the Rocket Arena in what was their first preseason game of the campaign. However, there were plenty of positives, including De’Andre Hunter, who put up 17 points with 7-9 shooting alongside nine rebounds. “That looked like Kawhi Leonard to me,” Larry Nance Jr. said about […]

Lonzo Ball is beginning another chapter in what has been an up-and-down career as he suits up for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the upcoming season. Ball entered the NBA as a highly touted prospect. While the talent is undeniable, with his vision, speed, and high IQ, he has struggled to stay away from injuries. He […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost in their first game of the preseason against the Chicago Bulls, 118-117, with Thomas Bryant having an embarrassing sequence in the final few seconds of the game that led to him slapping the broadcast camera. While grabbing the win would have been good for morale, losing in preseason is not the […]

On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers opened up their exhibition season with a contest against the Chicago Bulls. While these games are usually as close to meaningless as possible, teams always want to start the season off as well as possible — with a victory. Alas, Thomas Bryant, one of the Cavs’ offseason acquisitions, could […]

Because the Donovan Mitchell-led Cleveland Cavaliers have been unable to mount a deep run in the NBA playoffs, it is obviously much harder to appreciate everything the players have accomplished over the last few years. Isaac Okoro’s impact often got lost in the shuffle. The 2020 top-five draft pick provided valuable defensive intensity along the […]

The Cleveland Cavs are once again projected to make a deep run this upcoming season, as head coach Kenny Atkinson understands the importance of building off 64 regular-season wins and a second-round playoff exit. Injuries to their All-Star core derailed a promising postseason run, which is why the Cavs are considered Eastern Conference favorites. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to redeem themselves after they saw their 64-win 2024-25 season come to an abrupt end at the hands of eventual 2025 NBA Finals runner-up Indiana Pacers. They seem to be leaning more into a defensive identity, as evidenced by their decision to bring Lonzo Ball in via a trade with […]

With training camp just around the corner, the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to add more depth by acquiring a former highly touted prospect. According to NBA insider Michael Scotto, the Cavaliers and Killian Hayes have agreed to a deal. Hayes will bolster the team’s guard rotation, which includes Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Lonzo Ball, Sam […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently preparing for the upcoming season, which is slated to begin in less than a month against the New York Knicks. While the Cavs enter this year with high expectations, they will have to weather an early-season storm with both Darius Garland and Max Strus sidelined due to various injuries. Recently, […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers have been predicted as favorites coming out of the Eastern Conference, the team looks to prove some of the claims within the basketball world’s claims, especially to bounce back after a disappointing exit in the NBA Playoffs. With rumors surrounding the Cavs in what other moves they will make, the main […]

Despite the rise of the New York Knicks, who made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 20 years, the Cleveland Cavs are still the conference favorites heading into 2025-26. While the Cavs are expected to win the East for many, the same was said before last year’s playoffs, where injuries to Cleveland’s core derailed […]

Ahead of his 23rd NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James’ future beyond 2025-26 remains unknown after the Lakers decided not to extend his current contract over the summer, making him a free agent after the upcoming season. In a recent interview, Cleveland Cavs former head coach Tyronn Lue believes James was at his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be out for blood next season after they were humbled by the Indiana Pacers to end their dream season in which they won 64 games and entered the postseason as a title favorite. The Cavs might simply be running it back, with their core four of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan […]

The legendary LeBron James has won four NBA championships during his career. However, his first and only ring with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he first rose to prominence, came during his second stint with the franchise in 2016. Alongside him was the now 37-year-old Kevin Love, who, like James, at 40, is firmly in the twilight of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t had a very busy offseason, instead opting to run it back with mostly the same core that won 64 games a year ago but flamed out in the second round. Unfortunately, the Cavs will be without their starting backcourt of Darius Garland and Max Strus to open up next season, which […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue reflected on his days as an assistant coach for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavs. James led the Cavs to their first championship in 2016 before leaving to join the Lakers. While many look back on LeBron’s days with the Miami Heat, which led to two NBA titles, […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers predicted to win the Eastern Conference by many within the basketball world, the team will still look to round out the roster, despite the organization being the No. 1 seed last season. As rumors will continue to surround the Cavs, the latest reporting signals another move on the horizon. In the […]

Recently, the Cleveland Cavaliers got some bad news when it was revealed that shooting guard Max Strus would miss the beginning of the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season due to injury. Strus will join Darius Garland on the Cavs’ bench taking things in from the sidelines as head coach Kenny Atkinson attempts to put together competitive […]

You can now add Cleveland Cavalier star Donovan Mitchell to the list of multi-sport athletes. Or is he? As cutdown day in the NFL hogged the headlines on Tuesday, Mitchell kept tabs on the final roster of the Cleveland Browns. The team is looking to return to the playoffs after missing out last year, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have found an under-the-radar contributor in second-year guard Jaylon Tyson, who seems set to take on a larger role in the 2025-26 NBA season. Head coach Kenny Atkinson shares that belief, with Cleveland.com’s Terry Pluto noting on the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast that Atkinson is high on the 22-year-old’s potential impact. “Jaylon […]

Donovan Mitchell is still at the peak of his powers as a basketball player, and he still has plenty to prove in his basketball career — especially when he hasn’t yet made it to the Conference Finals despite consistently being in the playoffs. Moreover, Mitchell definitely has a big chip on his shoulder heading into […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will once again take center stage on national television throughout the 2025-26 NBA season, reflecting their growing presence in the league following a 64-18 record last season. Cleveland is slated for 24 nationally televised games across ESPN/ESPN App, NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and ABC. The season opens on Wednesday, October 22, with […]

Cleveland Cavs veteran Lonzo Ball will face his brother LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets as part of the NBA’s Rivalry Week in 2025-26. After the Cavs’ season opener on October 23, the Balls brothers’ Cavs and Hornets matchup will be featured amid a four-day doubleheader starting on January 20 and ending with a tripleheader […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be tested right out of the gate for the upcoming 2025-25 NBA season. On Tuesday, ESPN finally revealed the first games it will cover in the coming NBA campaign, including the season-opener of the Cavs, which will be against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in […]

After three seasons in the NBA, former Cleveland Cavaliers forward and brother of Cavs star big man Evan Mobley, Isaiah Mobley, is headed overseas to continue his professional basketball career. The 25-year-old Mobley has signed with Turkish ball club Manisa Basket, the team announced in a post on social media. “Our team has signed American […]

Former Cleveland Cavs forward Javonte Green joined the Cavs mid-season last year, but will be rocking a new jersey as a member of the Detroit Pistons. Green, who split the 2024-25 campaign between the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland, agreed to a one-year deal with the Pistons. The veteran forward spent the first two seasons […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off one of the most intriguing moves of the summer by going for former Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball. However, the now 27-year-old has had consistent trouble with his left knee and joins the Cavs after a 38-game season with the Chicago Bulls. Considering that was after two full seasons […]

One of the biggest questions of this offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers is how much they would attribute their second round playoff flameout to injuries, and how much to poor roster construction. The answer was apparently the former, as the Cavs look poised to run things back with the same core as last year, give […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not only the Western Conference toppers last season, they were also expected to make a historically significant playoff run. However, the campaign derailed after they suffered multiple crucial injuries, most prominently that of Darius Garland. Garland had initially suffered a left toe injury during the regular season against the Utah Jazz […]

After finishing the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs in five games by the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. During the Cavs’ loss, one of the big storylines was the injury to Darius Garland. While taking part in a celebrity […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will be extra inspired to play in the upcoming season after he and his longtime girlfriend, Jordyn January, tied the knot on Sunday. Their wedding was attended by the people closest to them, including Allen’s current and former teammates. Allen and January have largely kept their relationship private, although the […]

Fans and media members have been theorizing about a LeBron James-Cleveland Cavaliers reunion essentially since the moment he left The Land for a second time in 2018. But do the Cavs actually want that? NBA insider Marc Stein isn’t so sure. While James’ displeasure with the Los Angeles Lakers has been made clear via his […]

NBA analyst Colin Cowherd questioned Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James’ past decisions, considering his relationship with the Lakers organization today, as he enters his final season with the storied franchise. It could also be the final season of his career. After Cavs fans saw James wearing a “Welcome Home” hat, could we eventually see […]