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Prior to the 2018-2019 NBA season kicking off, Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue revealed how he would rotate the Cavs’ big men. Against more traditional, bigger centers, Tristan Thompson would start. When Cleveland plays a smaller, quicker center, Larry Nance Jr. will take the assignment. This is a very good idea and it shows that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers has three players who will participate in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The FIBA World Cup will be held in China in 2019. As reported by Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, the three players are Center Tristan Thompson (Canada), forward Cedi Osman (Turkey), and center Ante Zizic (Croatia). They are expected to play in […]

On August 22nd, 2017, the Cleveland Cavaliers made a franchise-altering move. Cleveland traded All-NBA point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package consisting of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick, and Ante Zizic. Although moving on from their 25-year-old star wasn’t preferred, the the trade was […]

Ante Zizic, who played sparsely during his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is looking to make a huge jump during his sophomore campaign. How do we know this? Because he literally told the worst as much, naturally. “For me it was different,” Ante Zizic told Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe. “But I was getting […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Ante Zizic has been granted a leave of absence from this year’s Summer League conclusion. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound center will fly home to his native Croatia for their FIFA World Cup Finals matchup against France. According to several reports, he’ll watch the game with his family. Zizic, now 21 years of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans will get a glimpse of Collins Sexton in action this July when the NBA Summer League kicks off. Apart from Sexton, the Cavs’ Summer League squad will include other members of the Cavs team that lost to the Golden State Warriors in this year’s NBA Finals, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Sexton, […]

On an island with the NBA’s most dynamic big man, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson was a one-man swarm against the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. In the Cavs’ 107-102 victory, Thompson was everywhere on the court, much to Davis’ chagrin. On a late key possession, the Cavs’ big man met Davis three times on […]

In the month of March, the Cleveland Cavaliers roster has been ravaged by injuries. In a little over a week, the Cavs have lost Tristan Thompson (ankle) and Cedi Osman (hip) for an extended period and newcomers Rodney Hood (back) and Larry Nance Jr. (hamstring) are dealing with nagging injuries as well. Besides the before-mentioned […]

Shortly before 4:00 p.m. EST Thursday, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers big man Larry Nance Jr. will be held out of Thursday night’s game in Portland against the Trail Blazers due to a right hamstring injury. According to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue has […]

With all the drama and turmoil that constantly surrounds this season’s Cleveland Cavaliers squad, most recently the beef between star guard Isaiah Thomas and star forward Kevin Love, one thing that gets left to the wayside is the younger players on the Wine and Golders. Throughout this season, the one rookie that has been the […]

After Kevin Love suffered a fractured hand on Tuesday versus the Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly recalled Ante Zizic from their G-League affiliate, the Canton Charge in hopes of adding some much-needed length to their lineup. The Cavs are quickly moving on from their All-Star forward as they will most likely miss his services for […]

In the Cleveland Cavaliers’ latest outing they squared off with their rivals the Golden State Warriors at home and lost a mostly-tightly contested match to the tune of 118-108. While this possible repeat of an NBA Finals preview was a lot closer compared to their outing on Christmas Day, the Warriors still look a class […]

As mentioned before by Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, the Cavaliers are one of the teams in talks to acquire star center DeAndre Jordan from the LA Clippers. The most likely trade is involving a package centered around Tristan Thompson, Cedi Osman, and the Cavs own 2018 first-round draft pick. The only thing off of the table […]

According to an official report from the team, Cavs rookies Cedi Osman and Ante Zizic have been sent to Canton for the Charge’s G-League matchup against the Long Island Nets (4-4, third in the Atlantic Division) on Saturday night. This marks Osman’s first appearance with the Charge, who are currently the fifth-ranked team in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned their young big man, Ante Zizic, to the Canton Charge to gain more experience, as well as have additional workouts to better prepare him for his NBA career. He is expected to suit up for them when the Charge take on the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Ante Zizic has been […]

With a sluggish start of 4-6 and no team respecting them on defense, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in an obvious rut. After trading away disgruntled point guard Kyrie Irving and reloading the team through the trade and free agency, many picked the Cavs to play like an All-Star Team with their roster. But, the only […]

With Tristan Thompson out for three to four weeks due to a strained calf and Isaiah Thomas (hip) out until sometime around January, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has been forced to make a few adjustments with regards to his rotation. According to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, NBA rookies Ante Zizic and Cedi Osman […]

In what was a fairly quiet Sunday afternoon for the NBA Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe came totally out of left field by tweeting out: I Dont wanna be here — Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) October 22, 2017 This soon sent the NBA world into a tizzy as Phoenix tried to deal with the fallout […]

Earlier, it was reported by ESPN’s Adam Wojnarowski that Carmelo Anthony has updated his list of teams he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause in his current contract if that meant a deal which would transfer him to any of those franchises. That list now includes the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were reportedly crossed out […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers held an introductory press conference for the new players they received in their recent trade with the Boston Celtics. After dodging a few questions about Isaiah Thomas’ lingering hip injury, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about his team’s new acquisitions. “I think we’ve done a great job […]

As soon as the original deal for Kyrie Irving was announced, the Boston Celtics’ team and PR department immediately began introducing Irving to the fans and posting about him on social media accounts. The official introductory press conference for Irving took place on Friday, September 1st.   The Cavs have taken a different approach, with […]

After several days of posturing and physical evaluations, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics finally agreed to complete their recent trade proposal on Wednesday night, just hours before the Thursday morning deadline. Now, both teams can focus on building around their new talent. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, are sending All-Star […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics pulled off the biggest blockbuster trade in recent memory as they swapped superstar point guard Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. The Wine and Gold also received wing defender Jae Crowder, promising young center Ante Zizic and the Celtics’ unprotected first round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. It was […]

Just when we thought that the NBA offseason had emptied its bag of tricks and surprises, the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers authored one of the most jaw-dropping transactions of the summer. As you have likely already heard, the Celtics pulled the trigger and traded spitfire guard Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost one of their favorite sons a couple of days ago as they made a blockbuster deal with their Eastern Conference foes, the Boston Celtics, to send Kyrie Irving to TD Garden. In exchange for the Duke product, the Cavaliers received All-Star Isaiah Thomas, “3-and-D” specialist Jae Crowder, European center Ante Zizic […]

The NBA world is still recovering after being rocked by the news that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics swapped their star point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas in a blockbuster deal. No one expected the Eastern Conference rivals to be dealing with each other as Irving handed in his trade request, but new […]