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At a quick glance, it seems the Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be under much pressure for the coming season. However, there are some members of the Cavs who will have something to prove, including second-year guard Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman and newly-appointed head coach John Beilein. The Cavs selected Sexton with the No. 8 pick in […]

For a month-long stretch in 2012, Jeremy Lin was the biggest story in the NBA. After playing 55 minutes over the New York Knicks’ first 22 games, Lin was inserted into the rotation, and went on a tear, leading New York to a 16-10 record. His performance ended up being mostly a flash-in-the-pan situation, but […]

The Cavs will have several new faces on their roster for the 2019-20 campaign, including former Belmont Bruins standout Dylan Windler. Cleveland selected Windler with the 26th overall pick in this year’s draft. At 6-7, the 22-year-old is able to play a variety of positions, but his accuracy from beyond the arc is likely what […]

Injury prevention drives most of Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love’s summer exercises, as the lone star on the Cavs wants to stay healthy next season after having an injury-riddled 2018-19 campaign. Love played in just 22 games last season after undergoing toe surgery on his left foot in November. For the Cavs to be competitive […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman will get a taste of NBA action far away from the United States, as the Turkish national team takes on Team USA during the group stage of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. While the U.S. remains the favorite to win it all despite the slew of dropouts, Osman says it’s […]

Since the NBA regular season schedule has been released, fans can now pencil in some must-watch games for their favorite teams. While the Cleveland Cavaliers might not be predicted to win many games (24.5 is the over/under on most betting sites), they are still sure to have some great games that will keep Cavs fans […]

Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers believes that his agent Rich Paul has a ‘target on his back’ amid the recent NCAA controversy over a proposal from the governing body of college sports. Talking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Garland — the fifth overall pick by the Cavs in the 2019 NBA Draft — shared his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James returns to Cleveland to take on the Cavs on March 26. James got a standing ovation from Cavs fans last season and a video tribute. The four-time MVP will likely get another standing ovation this time around. LeBron returns to Cleveland March 26 — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the scheduling lottery and will be traveling the fewest miles of any team. The NBA released the full 2019-20 regular season schedule on Monday afternoon. Based on the schedule, the Cavs will only have to travel about 35,000 miles total — a whopping 15,000 miles less than the Utah Jazz: https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1160997241575956480 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ schedule for the 2019-20 NBA season has been released, and the Cavs will kick off a brand new year of basketball on the road against the Orlando Magic on October 23. Cleveland will return home three days later to host the Indiana Pacers at the newly renovated Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Cavs, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will open their season against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 23 in Orlando. The Cavs will have to wait three days to host their first game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: #Cavs will open the 2019-20 season on October 23 in Orlando. The home opener will be Saturday, Oct. 26 vs. Indiana at […]

As part of a ride-along interview with FOX Sports Ohio’s Caleigh Griffin, Cavs general manager Koby Altman noted that the team is viewing newly-appointed head coach John Beilein as a “cultural driver.” “We were looking for — and it’s funny because I’m driving right now — a cultural driver,” Altman said during his ride-along interview […]

Cavs general manager Koby Altman recently joined FOX Sports Ohio’s Caleigh Griffin for a ride-along interview. Amid their wide-ranging discussion, Altman noted that Cleveland was “very fortunate” to wind up with Darius Garland in the 2019 NBA Draft. “We were really excited about the top of (the 2019 NBA Draft),” Altman said during his interview […]

Cavs general manager Koby Altman recently joined FOX Sports Ohio’s Cayleigh Griffin for a lengthy ride-along interview. Amid their discussion, Altman noted that he views the 2018-19 season as a “positive,” despite the fact that Cleveland finished with a 19-63 overall record: “I think last season … obviously, the win/loss total wasn’t how we envisioned […]

As part of an official press release that was issued on Thursday morning, the Cavs announced their schedule for the 2019-20 NBA Preseason. According to the team’s report, the Cavs will play a total of four preseason games — two of which will be held inside the recently-renovated Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Via Cavs.com: The Cleveland […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is very happy with the recent developments in the NBA, particularly the league’s new mental health guidelines for the upcoming season. Love, a known advocate of mental health awareness, took it to his social media to show his appreciation to the NBA for taking the necessary steps to aid its […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some tremendous moves in the history of the NBA Draft. While some of it is relative to a specific class, the Cavs managed to create value where many believed little existed.  1996 was the last true steal the Cavs managed to make in any NBA Draft. The Cleveland […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Cleveland Cavaliers, like many other franchises, have made mistakes in while participating in the NBA Draft. The Cavs have a history of selecting good players, but reaching to land them. All but one of these reaches has happened recently, which isn’t exactly an excellent sign.  The Cleveland Cavaliers have made plenty of […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Cleveland Cavaliers have a long NBA Draft history of choosing excellent players for other franchises. The Cavs have selected players like Charles Oakley and Jamal Crawford, but for other teams. Some of the guys the Cleveland Cavaliers selected in whatever years’ NBA Draft did not originally played for the Cavs, but they […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Larry Nance Jr. roasted Cavs rookie Dylan Windler for a hilariously edited jersey swap. Legion Hoops posted the Cavs’ projected starting five and notable rookies, which include Windler. However, Nance Jr. noticed that Windler’s jersey was oversized and noted that the 22-year-old is ‘drowning’ in the jersey. Damn bro @Dylan_Windler23 you […]

Shooting guard Sindarius Thornwell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cavs, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. Thornwell spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers. Clippers free agent Sindarius Thornwell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, per agent Andy Shiffman (@PriorityBkball) of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love explained why he wears No. 0 for the northeast Ohio NBA franchise. Answering an Instagram user’s Story question on the social media platform on Friday, the Cavs star said “O-regon and O-hio,” when asked “Why number 0”. Love also elaborated, saying “Plus 42/11/7 were all retired.” Love, 30, wore […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin explained polarizing comments he made to Sports Illustrated published on Thursday in an appearance on ESPN program “The Jump” today. Griffin was asked about why he felt “miserable,” as he was quoted in SI, despite constructing the LeBron James–led team that won the Cavs their first title in […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin appeared on ESPN’s “The Jump” program on Friday to clarify comments he made about LeBron James. Griffin, who’s the executive vice president for the New Orleans Pelicans now, said in an interview with Sports Illustrated earlier in the week that his former star James wasn’t the same “animal” […]

Former Cavs general manager David Griffin went on ESPN’s The Jump on Friday to clarify his “LeBron is getting all the credit and none of the blame” comment which he said to Sports Illustrated on Thursday. Griffin was trying to talk about the media machine surrounding James and how the media covered LeBron and the […]

David Griffin didn’t mean to criticize former Cavs superstar LeBron James when he said “LeBron is getting all the credit and none of the blame” to Sports Illustrated on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Griffin said to SI LeBron got all the credit when the Cavs won and none of the blame when […]

David Griffin and a person close to former Cavs superstar LeBron James spoke after Griffin’s comments to SI went public on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Griffin said some controversial things about James to SI, including he didn’t have fun running the Cavs, building a team around LeBron is tough, and James isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers learned the hard way last season about the pitfalls of employing LeBron James. Not only did the four-time MVP take his long lackadaisical approach to defense to an entirely new level, but his behind-the-scenes involvement in Anthony Davis’ trade request left much of the Lakers’ roster feeling alienated – especially after […]

Former Cavs star LeBron James and his camp were reportedly “shocked” by David Griffin’s controversial comments on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (h/t Joseph Zucker of Bleacher Report). Griffin, who now works for the New Orleans Pelicans, said he was “miserable” working for the Cavs because “everything we did was so inorganic and […]

The Cavs have agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with former Duke center Marques Bolden, according to a report from Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. Bolden was not selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, but the Cavs picked up the 21-year-old big man for this year’s Summer League tournament. Now that he has signed […]

Former Cavs general manager David Griffin recently joined SI’s Jake Fischer for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Griffin noted that he was “miserable” in Cleveland. Griffin constructed the roster that brought the Cavs their first championship in franchise history — one that was built around LeBron James. And though they managed to defy the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered June’s draft looking for a boost in pretty much every area of their lineup. As the franchise continues to find its footing in what has turned out to be their second post-LeBron James era, there is no doubt the Cavs are in a hole right now. However, they did fare relatively […]

An executive on the Cleveland Cavaliers understands people around the league believe the Cavs should be looking to trade veterans Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and Jordan Clarkson. While this Cavs exec won’t rule out a trade happening later in the season, he says the three veterans will “help us stay competitive” and teach the young […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert is still on the free agent market, waiting to see if any NBA squad will pick him up for this upcoming season. In the meantime, Shumpert is keeping himself busy by doing some DJ-ing for his wife Teyana Taylor. R&B and hip-hop singer performed at the halftime show of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a season where they managed to win only 19 games, tied for the second-worst record in the NBA, and in spite of adding three first-round picks and welcoming back a healthy — knock on wood — Kevin Love, the Cavs’ prospects remain dim heading into the 2019-20 campaign. Ceasars […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some great draft picks throughout their history, but they’ve also made some huge mistakes. Here are the five worst draft selections made by Cleveland. 5. Trajan Langdon, 1999, 11th overall Selected over players such as Corey Maggette, Metta World Peace, and James Posey, Langdon spent three forgettable seasons in Cleveland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got one step closer to completing their roster on Thursday by agreeing to a partially guaranteed deal with JP Macura, as reported by Athletic writer Joe Vardon: The Cavs and guard J.P. Macura have agreed on a partially guaranteed (Exhibit 10) contract for next season. Macura played two games with Charlotte as […]

Throughout their nearly 50-year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made plenty of draft picks, and the Cavs have often been towards the top of the draft. From their first selection of Allen Waller in 1970 to their most recent of Dylan Windler in 2019, here are the five best choices in Cavs draft history. For […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Kevin Love spoke to Gregg Popovich directly about withdrawing from Team USA, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The Cavs’ best player is the latest All-Star player to withdraw from Team USA this summer. Kevin Love called Gregg Popovich 20 minutes ago and told him he is withdrawing from […]