Cleveland Cavaliers Articles - Page 169

Over the course of his illustrious 14-year career in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has established himself as one of the all-time greats. The King’s list of accolades and achievements are longer than a country mile, and it looks like he isn’t finished yet. What makes James such a great player, though? Everyone […]

Isaiah Thomas faced one of the toughest times of his NBA career last season, when he was informed of the death of his sister Chyna in a one-person car accident in his native Washington. The call came barely 24 hours prior to the start of his first-round postseason game against the Chicago Bulls, feeling numb […]

After being traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers last month (August), Isaiah Thomas received loads of congratulatory messages from friends and family. There was one, however, that seems to have stood out. In an open letter for The Players’ Tribune, Thomas revealed that Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, sent […]

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 […]

Around this time last year, many people were up in arms with former league MVP Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors via free agency for many reasons. However, newly acquired Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas recently voiced in a Players’ Tribune piece that he’s hoping that his trade will help […]

New point guard acquisition Isaiah Thomas was blindsided by the trade that brought him from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers, which was finalized last week — but as much as he understands the nature of the business, he doesn’t necessarily think his former team made the right move. In a piece for The […]

Rumors of a trade involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics made waves rather quickly, just as quickly as news of Kyrie Irving requesting a trade from the front office soon after a tough NBA Finals loss. Isaiah Thomas, who was returning from a vacation with his wife, celebrating his one-year wedding anniversary, found […]

In August, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for one of the biggest trades of the 2017 NBA offseason. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to Beantown. In return, the Celtics sent quite a haul of players and picks to Cleveland, including point guard […]

After several days of posturing and deliberations, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics agreed to finalize one of the biggest trade deals of the 2017 NBA offseason. The Cavs, defenders of the Eastern Conference crown, sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to Boston. The Celtics, who played their way to a No. 1 seed in […]

Point guard Isaiah Thomas is in the process of parting ways with his representation, Excel Sports Management, hoping to seek a new agent to handle his incumbent 2018 free agency process, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. This comes at the heels of a report involving the extent of his injuries, which could turn out to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers could be dealing with more than just a historically-maligned injury to Isaiah Thomas’ hip, as the All-Star dynamo’s injuries could surpass what meets the eye and nerve, according to ESPN’s Tom Haberstroh. Thomas first suffered a right knee bone bruise in a March 15 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, going up for […]

Mike Tyson is a giant of the sport of boxing, but even with a prime seat to the event of the year that saw undefeated champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC sensation Conor McGregor face off on Aug. 26, he was reduced to just another face in the crowd, sitting behind LeBron James. The 5-foot-10 Tyson, […]

Take a breath Cleveland Cavaliers fans, the craziest off season in recent memory is nearly over. As everyone knows, the former world champions shockingly traded away their dynamic point guard Kyrie Irving for a whopping package from Eastern Conference rival Boston Celtics, which included scoring machine Isaiah Thomas and defensive wing Jae Crowder in a […]

Over Labor Day weekend, Jeff Green and Isaiah Thomas, two of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ newest acquisitions from the Boston Celtics, finally made their way to Northeast Ohio. As it turns out, neither Green nor Thomas know the city of Cleveland all that well. In fact, Green tells TMZ Sports that he and his teammate are […]

Over Labor Day weekend, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James made a trip to the Philippines — his third such visit to the beautiful Southeast Asian archipelago. In his previous two stops in Manila, James was mostly an on-court performer for adoring fans at the famous Mall of Asia Arena. This time, however, “the King,” as […]

There will likely be a long wait to finally see Isaiah Thomas suit up for the Cleveland Cavaliers in an actual NBA game. Thomas is expected to miss the start of the regular season, and could potentially miss three to four months if it’s determined that his injured hip requires surgery. However, NBA 2K18 has […]

The Kyrie Irving trade with the Boston Celtics has now been finalized, making Isaiah Thomas an official member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. With reports of Thomas feeling betrayed by the deal, and his hip injury possibly keeping him out of action for a large portion of the 2017-2018 NBA season, the Cavs have reasons to […]

This past offseason has given LeBron James the opportunity to grind as hard as ever for his fifteenth NBA season. The dedicated Cavaliers leader has worked on his craft obsessively all summer and has even shared with his fans how he manages to remain top dog in the NBA. Recently, the four-time regular season MVP […]

Cedi Osman is putting on a show for fans all around the world at the 2017 Eurobasket competition. Osman led his Turkey team into a battle against Serbia on Monday, but came up short falling 80-74. Osman finished with 15 points, four rebounds, five assists, and two blocks, but didn’t get going until the second […]

The Cleveland Cavs and their fans have many reasons to be excited about the offseason, and it’s partly because of Cedi Osman. The Cavaliers’ newest addition straight out of Turkey will make his NBA debut this upcoming season after signing a three year deal with the defending Eastern Conference champions. Currently, he’s playing for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are likely to play a safe approach with new point guard Isaiah Thomas and his injured hip, giving the significance that it will have on his movement when first incorporated in basketball activities. While his healing and recovery will play a major role in the overall grading of this trade, the Cavs […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have been able to milk the trade with the Boston Celtics to the absolute max, there’s the growing impression that Isaiah Thomas won’t get the massive contract he expects to receive after he recovers from his hip injury. The 5-foot-9 dynamo was hoping the Celtics would have a Brinks truck’s worth […]

Isaiah Thomas has emerged as one of the league’s elite players in the past two seasons with the Boston Celtics. Despite only standing at 5-foot-9, he has not feared going up against taller defenders, and has usually been successful against them by producing stellar numbers in the process. However, given his lack of height compared […]

The NBA’s story of the summer finally reaches its epilogue. The Kyrie Irving drama finished with a trade that sent Irving to the Boston Celtics. Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick and a future second-rounder went to the Celtics in exchange. Per many analysts, the trade was won by […]

Derrick Rose is currently touring in China as part of the promotion for his new Adidas signature shoes. While he has millions of fans all around the world, he is very popular in the country, having a huge fan base there. The newly-acquired Cleveland Cavaliers guard was even given a tribute video by his Chinese […]

The basketball world was taken by surprise when the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics took part in what can be called a “mega” trade. As a result of this deal, the Cavaliers acquired Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, an unprotected 2018 first rounder from the Brooklyn Nets, and a 2020 second round draft pick […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally pulled the trigger on a trade to send Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package headlined by Isaiah Thomas. However, it was a deal that was much harder to complete for Celtics general manager Danny Ainge given what Thomas had accomplished in his short time with the […]

With the trade of Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, the Cavs brought in a very good wing player in Jae Crowder. Crowder’s versatility will be welcomed to Cleveland, as he can play and guard the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions. With the offseason additions of Jeff Green and Cedi Osman, the […]

With two All-Star forwards in LeBron James and Kevin Love ahead of Jae Crowder in the pecking order, it wasn’t hard to see a scenario where the new Cleveland Cavaliers forward is relegated to a backup role off the bench. But according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue has bigger plans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to hire former NBA center Primoz Brezec as an international scout, per Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon. Brezec was drafted No. 27 overall by the Indiana Pacers in 2000 and had an eight-year NBA career. He played for six teams in the Pacers, Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Philadephia 76ers, and […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is less than two months away from entering his 15th season in the NBA. During a recent tour in the Philippines, James put on full display a few captivating dunks for the thousands of fans in attendance. There's no stopping LeBron 👑 (via Instagram/migsrocha and djmotwister) pic.twitter.com/CgTOc1cGCS — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have just finalized their blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics, which landed them the valuable 2018 Brooklyn Nets pick that is also unprotected. And according to Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, the Cavs have already taken calls from teams about potentially trading that pick away. “As owners of Brooklyn’s No. 1 pick, which could […]

Future Cavs rookie Cedi Osman played his second game of Eurobasket play on Saturday afternoon as Turkey played host to Great Britain in Day 3 of the 2017 Eurobasket tournament. Osman posted a line consisting of 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks. The soon-to-be Cleveland Cavalier had a great all […]

Following Isaiah Thomas’ physical, there was uncertainty if the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers would complete the trade. After weeks of speculation, the Celtics ultimately traded Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and two draft picks (instead of one) for Kyrie Irving. While many felt the Celtics treated Thomas poorly considering what he has done in […]

With a little over a month till the Cleveland Cavaliers tip off against the Atlanta Hawks in their first preseason game, there are a few questions remaining with the final parts of their roster. The lineup currently stands at seventeen active players, two above the maximum allotment of fifteen. That said, there are three possible […]

There are plenty of new faces the Cleveland Cavaliers will be parading in the upcoming season, and one of them is a rookie that hails from thousands of miles away. That’s incoming rookie and Turkish star Cedi Osman, who wowed everyone who saw him play in Turkey’s opening match in the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket, albeit […]

While there are doubts about Isaiah Thomas’ availability for the start of the 2017-18 season, there’s one thing the Cleveland Cavaliers could count on: Thomas putting in the necessary work to get back to his 100 percent self. According to a report by Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, the diminutive guard out of Washington is set […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics put the exclamation mark on one of the most eventful NBA offseasons in recent history. Headlining the deal was the exchange in point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. Despite both sides seemingly being all in on the trade, the status of Thomas’ hip injury raised questions for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally pulled the trigger on a deal that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics that netted the team a package in return headed by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. However, Jason Lloyd of The Athletic is reporting that had LeBron James gave the Cavaliers the heads up […]