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The Cleveland Cavaliers faithful finally had something to cheer about upon hearing the news of Rodney Hood agreeing to an extension with the team, albeit a qualifying offer. However, as it turns out, both the Cavs and Hood himself explored several other options — including a potential sign-and-trade with other teams — prior to putting […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is expecting Rodney Hood to play a major role for the team moving forward. The former Cavs executive told the Wine and Gold podcast that he thinks Hood can take over as the team’s primary scorer late in games — a clear sign of his value for this team. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith has transformed into one of the more polarizing personalities the league has ever seen since being drafted in 2004. The now 33-year-old Cavs gunner has since grown a reputation of being a party animal around the association, but his brother Chris Smith thinks this is overblown when talking to […]

Former Utah Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood was the jewel of the three-team trade that sent him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a dynamic scorer, the 23rd overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft was averaging 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists while shooting 38.9 percent from the 3-point line before he was sent to […]

Rodney Hood moving to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team trade with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings seemed like a match made in heaven. With Kyrie Irving gone and the team struggling, the Cavs acquired Hood to be an important complementary scorer next to LeBron James as they made their push into […]

Restricted free agent Rodney Hood has accepted his $3.4 million qualifying offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Hood will become an unrestricted free agent next summer after notifying the Cavs of his decision on Sunday. Vardon reports Hood turned down a multi-year contract offer worth $7 million a year. The […]

Heading into this year, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a promising group of young players to develop. Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman, Ante Zizic and Larry Nance Jr. all probably have their best basketball ahead of them. However, the Cavs will enter this year with five players on their roster that are at least 30 years old. […]

“There you go! There you go!” Cavaliers forward Kevin Love yelled out. “We got a squad now!” Guard J.R. Smith exclaimed. This scene took place in the Cavs locker room shortly after a 22 point blowout win against the Boston Celtics on February 11th. The “new-look” Cavs were playing their very first game together with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent Rodney Hood are yet to agree on a new deal, as the one-year, $3.47 million qualifying offer from the Cavs continues to sit unsigned on the shooting guard’s table. In addition to that, the Cavs also have another standing offer – a three-year, $21 million deal – for […]

After making four straight trips to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers now face a steep hill to climb. Gone are the days of LeBron James’ reign. Now, the Cavaliers enter a new era of talented young players, including Cedi Osman, who appears to be poised for a breakout season at the age of 23. […]

With roughly one month remaining until the start of training camp, several teams around the NBA landscape are still looking for ways to bolster their rosters. One such team is the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have reportedly signed David Nwaba to a one-year, $1.5 million deal. A good get for the Cavs. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com […]

Cleveland Cavaliers CEO Len Komorowski stood before the Cleveland Planning Commission on Friday morning to propose a new banner for the LeBron James variant that once hung from the Sherwin-Williams building across from Quicken Loans Arena. Cavs fans were not happy. Your #AllForTheLand spirit has inspired us, @CavsWGNation.This October, help us bring Cleveland’s new banner […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin may have an explanation on why Cavs swingman J.R. Smith’s level of play has seen a steady decline over the past couple of years. According to Griffin, it all boils down to the 32-year-old’s motivation — something that Smith has struggled with ever since signing a four-year, $57 […]

Cedi Osman is set to take on a bigger role for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the upcoming season, but for now, the Cavs forward is busy being the man of the Turkish men’s national basketball team. During a recent showdown with Germany, Osman dropped 20 points with four 3-pointers in 24 minutes of action, as […]

Despite his move to Los Angeles, LeBron James isn’t giving up on the Cleveland Browns. He has options out in California with the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers (that one still sounds weird). But instead, James is rooting for his hometown squad. He took to Twitter to wish Tyrod Taylor good luck […]

With the recent trade involving Rockets big man Ryan Anderson to the Suns for Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight, it is clear that the Rockets needed to shave of the luxury tax and the Suns are now officially point guard-less. In Shaquille Harrison, Elie Okobo, Isaiah Canaan and newly added Suns point guard De’Anthony Melton, the Suns have a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will replace the banner of LeBron James that hung from the Sherwin-Williams headquarters with a new variant. The Cavs released a photo of the proposed design: Your #AllForTheLand spirit has inspired us, @CavsWGNation.This October, help us bring Cleveland’s new banner artwork to life by submitting your photo to show how you celebrate […]

After making four straight trips to the NBA’s biggest stage, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now faced with a new challenge. LeBron James has taken his talents to Long Beach, as most hoops fans know, and the team is looking to rebuild with young talent. Though the hill before them is steep, the Cavs could still […]

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 features several notable names, including Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Grant Hill, Ray Allen, Tina Thompson, and Katie Smith. However, one player who is not an inductee this year is former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance, and it seems his son, current Cavs big man Larry […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are attempting to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season, it will be more difficult than in years past. Aside from the Cavs being a worse team as a result of the departure of LeBron James, if they hope to secure a playoff berth, they will have to do it […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love spent hours leading up to his birthday partying it up with the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James. The Cavs All-Star posted a picture of him along with his former teammate on Instagram in celebration of his 30th birthday with one of his closest friends in New York. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnaW1ONHowk/ Maybe Love […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to make the final roster decisions ahead of the 2018-19 season. According to Mike Scotto of The Athletic, the Cavs brought in Kobi Simmons, Brandon Paul, and Rodney Purvis in for a workout on Thursday. Scotto also reports that Tyler Ulis came in for a workout, as reported earlier. Kobi […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye is known for his humorous antics — both on and off the court. On Thursday, the former Arizona Wildcat decided to have a little fun with Cavs rookie Collin Sexton. In a video posted to his Instagram account, Frye dropped in on Sexton to ask him which airline he recently […]

Cleveland Cavaliers owner and Quicken Loans Inc. founder Dan Gilbert is ready to get out of the casino business in several cities, including Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit, according to a report from Christopher Palmeri of bloomberg.com. Gilbert’s casino company is currently being represented by Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in the sale process. According to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to round out the roster ahead of next season. According to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, the Cavs worked out Tyler Ulis, JaKarr Sampson, Alan Williams and Marcus Georges-Hunt. All four players are recent free agents with NBA experience. Ulis is the most interesting of the four. He has experience as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may no longer be NBA Finals contenders, but they still have playoff aspirations for this season. In order to make their way through the multi-team dogfight for the seventh and eighth playoff seeds, they must first find success when playing within their own division. Step one is determining how the Cavs match […]

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 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers reeled in point guard Collin Sexton in the recently concluded 2018 NBA Draft in hopes to make up some ground after the team took several steps back with LeBron James leaving them for Los Angeles. BetOnline.ag ranked Sexton with the fourth-best odds to win the coveted Rookie of the Year award this […]

As its release date looms, NBA 2K19 just continues to impress. The game developers’ attention to detail is so on point, that even Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Collin Sexton had to take notice. As it turns out, 2K19 was able to capture a very minute detail in the Cavs guard’s free-throw shooting routine. Sexton, whose pre-shot […]

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith was in New York City on Friday to speak with police about an allegation that was made against him. According to an official report from ESPN, the Cavs guard from New Jersey allegedly threw a fan’s cell phone into a construction site outside a popular Chelsea nightspot last month. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson has ended his first spell as part of the Philippine national team on a high note. The Cavs stud addressed the fans in attendance after his team’s 109-55 pounding of Syria on Friday. Clarkson showed his appreciation to the supporters and shared how proud he is to represent his home […]

After a lengthy battle with the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson was finally granted permission to play for the Filipino National Team at the 2018 Asia Games in Indonesia. Gilas Pilipinas won’t be taking home a medal, as they were defeated in earlier rounds of the tournament. However, the team did manage to […]

Tyronn Lue faces a new challenge with the Cleveland Cavaliers this year, and former Cavs general manager David Griffin believes the head coach is poised to be the “best version of himself.” Griffin appeared on the Wine and Gold podcast with Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com to discuss the upcoming season and why he believes Lue […]

Cleveland Cavaliers player John Holland is set to miss his nation’s FIBA qualifiers scheduled in September. The Cavs swingman confirmed his withdrawal from the Puerto Rico national team through a post in his social media account, per Puerto Rican news website El Nuevo Dia. The 29-year-old stated that he will instead focus on his preparations […]

The NBA 2k19 rating for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting five is now out. Now devoid of LeBron James, the Cavs will rely the most on All-Star power forward Kevin Love, hoping that he can still channel his old self that was once regarded as among the top players in the league. As reported by Tomer […]

There is a void in Cleveland after LeBron James decided to head west to join the Lakers, but perhaps Cavs forward Cedi Osman can take advantage of his newfound opportunity. The Turkish swingman has tons of potential and it appears is working his tail off this summer to cash in on this opportunity. His former […]

Allie Clifton, formerly the Fox Sports Ohio sideline reporter covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, is headed to Los Angeles. After a handful of successful years covering her home-state Cavs, Clifton will reportedly be heading west to become the host of the Los Angeles Lakers pre- and postgame studio shows according to Sam Amico of Amico Hoops. […]

Despite a tumultuous first few months with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rodney Hood appears to have the full backing of former Cavs general manager David Griffin. According to the ex-head honcho, Hood has a ton of potential, and has the ability to establish himself as a crucial member of the squad. Griffin recently sat down with […]

After going 0-2 in his first couple of matches for the Philippines, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson has finally notched his first win with the national team. The Cavs stud led the way for his side with 22 big points to go along with six boards and nine assists. The Philippines took a 113-80 victory […]