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Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey spent seven seasons coaching the Toronto Raptors, bringing them from a basement team with a 23-43 record in 2011-12 to an Eastern Conference powerhouse with a 59-23 record in 2017-18. In his last five seasons with the team, they had a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs every […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love has always been a picture of poise and composure on the court. The former NBA Cavs champion’s moves often look so mechanical on the court with rebounding, passing, shooting, defending — and doing the whole thing again. Unknown to most, behind the brilliant athletic display and the otherworldly plays, […]

According to Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, former teammate LeBron James apparently did not leave the Cavs empty-handed. Thompson said that the now-Los Angeles Lakers forward have prepared him, and fellow team veterans Kevin Love and J.R. Smith well enough to take on the leadership role in Cleveland. “Bron taught me, Kev and JR so […]

Despite popular belief, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson thinks that the Cavs are still a playoff team. It appears that the recent departure of former franchise superstar LeBron James has done little to diminish Thompson’s confidence on his team. Speaking to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, Thompson shared his apparent conviction on the capability of […]

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers have done well with slogans over the years. Cavs fans will remember “Defend The Land,” “Whatever It Takes,” and “All In 216.” On Friday morning, the organization announced a new mantra for the 2018-19 campaign: “Be The Fight.” The new slogan was revealed in a short video clip posted […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Taylor could miss a month’s worth of action for the Cavs as he recovers from a stress fracture in his lower left leg, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Taylor was signed to a one-year non-guaranteed deal in August, just ahead of training camp as the Cavaliers attempted to fill […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton is a different breed, according to Cavs teammate George Hill. Mature beyond his years, Sexton is already striving “to be something great,” per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “Has the fire in his eyes,” Hill said. “I think he’s a mature 19. He’s not one of those that’s joking […]

The fate of the Cleveland Cavaliers is going to be in the hands of the likes of veteran shooting guard JR Smith and All-star big man Kevin Love. With the franchise forming its LeBron James-less identity, it will be up to their more tenured cast to keep the former championship team afloat. With the playoff-hardened […]

Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers looked back on Jordan Clarkson’s struggles in last year’s playoffs. As reported by Joe Vardon The Athletic, Love observed that Clarkson attempted way fewer shots than he’s used to. Prior to joining the Cavaliers, Clarkson averaged some 12 shots per game. But things drastically changed in the playoffs where […]

The post-LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers are currently formulating their new identity with trying out players like promising point guard Isaiah Taylor joining the fold. The undrafted Texas native has bounced around between teams in the G-League and the NBA. He finally finds a new home with the Cavs averaging 6.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 3.1 […]

Less than a week before the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season opener, Larry Nance Jr. and Isaiah Taylor have been bitten by the injury bug. As reported by Cavs beat reporter Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Nance Jr. suffered a sprained ankle while Taylor has a stress fracture in his leg. Cavs say Larry Nance Jr has a […]

Although Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton has been categorized as a score-first player, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love getting his Cavs teammates involved. Collin Sexton discusses his offensive strengths and eagerness of getting others involved. #Cavs pic.twitter.com/CVZvXAzG9m — Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) October 11, 2018 When asked about his affinity to facilitating […]

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Kyle Korver has probably been teammates with over a hundred players since entering the NBA in 2003. The 37-year old vet says that Jordan Clarkson has been the Cavs’ best player in training camp and has been virtually unstoppable. The Athletic’s Joe Vardon has the full story on Clarkson’s improvement, especially […]

On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love made an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio with Cavaliers former general manager David Griffin and Frank Isola of the New York Daily News to discuss his decision to re-sign with Cleveland after LeBron James left to join the Los Angeles Lakers. While responding the question with what’s […]

With the start of the regular season right around the proverbial corner, several teams around the NBA landscape are still searching for players who they feel might bolster their roster. One such team is the Cleveland Cavs, who officially announced the signing of forward Emanuel Terry on Thursday. Terry, now 23 years of age, spent […]

On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue announced that veteran point guard George Hill would be the team’s starter to enter the season. Rookie point guard Collin Sexton, the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, will come off the bench to lead the second unit. George Hill will start at point guard […]

As a teenager, Cleveland Cavaliers stud Larry Nance Jr. was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease — a type of inflammatory bowel disease which has symptoms that include, but is not limited to severe diarrhea. The 25-year-old Cavs forward has been living with the disease since, and he recently opened up about what it’s like to have […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love’s former teammate, none other than the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James himself, praised the Cavs star for his honesty with regard to his mental health. As reported by Dave McMenamin of ESPN, James commended Love for admitting that he suffered panic attacks, noting that opening up was a brave move […]

After a forgettable 2017-18 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rodney Hood is on a mission to earn everybody’s respect back this year. The 25-year-old guard opened up to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com and shared that the 2018-19 campaign isn’t about a contract but about redeeming himself to the Cavs and the city. “Just knowing the work I’ve […]

Cleveland Cavs superstar forward Kevin Love founded the ‘Kevin Love Fund’ a couple of weeks ago. Love’s charity group started to carry out their mission by giving back to UCLA student-athletes and coaches, per Cleveland.com. The group partnered with Headspace, an organization whose goal is to help people through meditation and relaxation of the mind. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers think Collin Sexton can be an All-Star point guard, but one NBA scout thinks he’s a decent starter at best. Sexton was selected by the Cavs with No. 8 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. He’s not expected to be a day one starter at the moment, but he’s the future […]

Teaming up with LeBron James can be a dream for some NBA players, but former Cleveland Cavs teammate Kevin Love wants to give others thinking about joining the future Hall of Famer a fair warning of what to be prepared for. Love made it clear that he enjoyed his time with James, but it’s just […]

On Tuesday, as the Cleveland Cavaliers prepared for their annual Big Shots and Little Stars fundraiser, the four Cavs that remained from the team’s “Big 3” model NBA Finals teams had to commemorate the moment. “Last of the Mohicans,” said Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love. “Fantastic Four,” said Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith, after Cavs fan […]

Welcome to Three Point Plays, my new series where I’ll be listing a few things to watch from every rotation player on this season’s Cleveland Cavaliers team. I’ll be breaking the groups roughly down into five players per release. Today I’ll feature some of the young guns on the roster. Next I’ll likely look at […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to struggle putting up points on the board without LeBron James, that may not be the case. Buoyed by a five-time All-Star that’s capable of exploding on any given night in Kevin Love, Cleveland is outfitted with one player who can score at least 20.0 points per game. The […]

While the issue of mental health was a taboo subject not too long ago, it has now become an open and honest topic of conversation between Kevin Love and his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates. Thanks in large part to his decision to open up about his own struggles, the 30-year-old Cavs star is now able to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman is not letting distance get in the way of his relationship with former Cavs teammate LeBron James. The 23-year-old recently admitted that he has remained in touch with James via text messaging, despite the latter’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer. Speaking to Joe Vardon of The […]

Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Cedi Osman has been handed the impossible task of trying to replace former Cavs superstar LeBron James as the team’s new starting small forward. Despite the magnitude of the challenge, the 23-year-old Turkish stud remains steadfast in his self-belief. Osman recently spoke with Joe Vardon of The Athletic and gave his thoughts […]

LeBron James is no longer in town, and Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love feels like he can breathe much easier now. The Cavs power forward admitted in a Q&A with Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated that some of the pressure he felt from the past four years has now been taken off. “But for us this […]

Most rookies get compared to current players and all-time greats for us to get a good idea of their highest potential. It’s like an annual rite of passage for players who are about to enter the NBA before they get drafted. Scouts do it and so do analysts and, likewise, so do the fans of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love wrote a monumental piece about mental health in The Players’ Tribune earlier this year, and he says the results have been therapeutic. Love’s article about mental health helped spark a conversation in the world of professional sports. He recounted his first panic attack, which occurred back in March of this […]

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers made it through the NBA Finals for four consecutive years, winning the Larry O’Brien trophy in 2016. While they went 1-3 against the Golden State Warriors, Love says that he was moved to every emotion in his four-year stint in Cleveland. Luckily for him, those feelings are mostly positive. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love had no plans of going into tank mode after former franchise superstar LeBron James departed for the Los Angeles Lakers. In a Q&A with Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated, Love said he spoke with general Koby Altman that he wanted to stay competitive with the Cavaliers. “I had a talk […]

Is Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith misunderstood? In an interview with The Crossover‘s Rohan Nadkarni, Cavaliers star big man Kevin Love would say as much about the three-point artist affectionately known as “Swish.” According to Love, “if anyone’s spent an hour or even 10 minutes with him, you know that J.R. is a great […]

In an interview with Sports Illustrated‘s Rohan Nadkarni, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love discussed the expectations he has for himself in his first season as the first option on a team  since 2013-14, when he was starring for the Minnesota Timberwolves. While comparing his ability to dominate at this point in his career to […]

Despite playing behind the shadows of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for so long, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward Kevin Love reiterates that he is still an All-Star that every team should be wary of. The 30-year old Olympic gold medalist says that, “It’s not like I forgot how to play basketball.” Love joined the Reiter’s […]

On Monday, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love joined CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter on “Reiter’s Block” and discussed his expectations for the upcoming season. After being thrust into the role of the Cavs first option in the wake of LeBron James’ free agency decision, Love has widely been expected to try to put up numbers similar […]

While making an appearance on the Hang Time Podcast with NBA.com’s Sekou Smith, Cleveland Cavaliers star power forward Kevin Love discussed a myriad of topics that ranged from his evolution as a leader to his belief that his development as a three-point shooter has been the biggest change he’s made to his game over the […]

When LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second and probably the final time, critics immediately dismissed the wine and gold from being a legitimate playoff contender. Young Cavs forward Cedi Osman, however, believes otherwise. In a media session, the 23-year-old Osman strongly believes that the Cavs’ preseason games have revealed much about this […]