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As the NBA offseason gets into full swing, the Cavs continue to look for ways to reload for next season. While there might be some intriguing options on the trade market, the Cavs must be careful not to send out too much of the core of a team that nearly swept its way to the […]

Last summer, a historic cap rise and a bit of luck gave the Golden State Warriors the room to pursue Kevin Durant. And, Durant was a big difference maker against the Cavaliers in the Finals. Cleveland had no answer as Golden State quickly closed out in five games. Now, Cleveland must look to reload. A […]

The Cavaliers have added Mike Dunleavy and Chris Andersen, but are those two players really enough to combat the new-look Warriors or deeper Eastern foes like Indiana, New York and Boston? The Cavs are cash-strapped, so let’s look at some front court players they could give Cleveland a new force down low. Chase Budinger Budinger […]

Are the top two threats to the Cavs in the Eastern Conference in clear view already? The NBA off-season doesn’t last as long as other sports, so the push for organizations to improve starts immediately after the last whistle blows. The Cleveland Cavaliers are no exception. Fresh off of a championship, the Cavs entered the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are making some moves this summer of free agency. So far, they’ve added Mike Dunleavy and are reportedly close to signing Chris “Birdman” Andersen. Although there aren’t any confirmed reports of it yet, the Cavs could be targeting the solid shot-blocking center with a bit of a troubled past: Larry Sanders. On […]

If you’re not on Twitter, it might be a really fun place to be as a Cavs fan. Apparently, there are reports and rumors that Wade just took a flight to to Cleveland. There’s nothing confirmed at the time, but there are some pretty suspicious tweets right now that are making it look like something […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the only teams to not make a move this offseason while may other teams are getting better through free agency and trades. A main reason for the lack of moves is the Cavs having just a little under $3.5 million in the mid-level exception to use on signing players. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suddenly find themselves thin protecting the rim. With the departure of Timofey Mozgov to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavs now have to find bodies to not only fill out their roster, but also find big men who could potentially contribute a chunk of minutes. The Cavs are set to start both […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Matthew Dellavedova when he agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks when free agency began on July 1st. Delly is expected to sign his contract on July 7th, and the Cavs will have three days to match that. However, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com, the Cavs have already made […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers options are limited this summer. As the moratorium period draws to a close on July 7th, players are coming to more and more agreements on deals. The Cavs have a couple of trade exceptions that they’ve collected over a years: a pair of $1 million exceptions, another pair of $2 million, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have much to offer free agents this summer financially. However, the promise of an NBA Finals appearance and possibly an NBA Championship could be too good to pass up for some veterans not looking for financial security as much as they want to close out their careers as winners. One of […]

The NBA salary cap is set to take a historic jump. Fueled by a $24 billion TV deal (and $50k NBA Finals Game 7 tickets, albeit to a lesser extent), most projections have the 2016-2017 cap set at right around $94 million. This is almost a 35% rise from the $70 million of this year, […]

The confetti has settled, the LeBron poster stays, and the roar of Cleveland has subsided, leaving only a mild hum and it’s time now to retool in preparation for the championship defence. Cleveland will have challengers, the throne is rarely held so effortlessly anyways. As Golden State attempts to improve from near perfection to the […]

With each NBA offseason, there come opportunities for teams seeking the top-tier, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers. The name of the game is signing valuable veterans who are willing to take a discount in exchange for the possibility of deep playoff runs. The Cavaliers are unequivocally over the salary cap with the highest payroll in […]

Timofey Mozgov began his NBA career with the New York Knicks in 2010, but was later moved to the Nuggets in a trade for Carmelo Anthony. He then was traded to the Cavs in 2015, where he seemed like a godsend in his first year. The Knicks have made it very obvious they are looking […]

Kevin Love is a lot of things and being a man of his word ranks high above the list. The barrage of free agency questions never stopped last season but his answer always stayed the same. He planned to be with the Cleveland Cavaliers for a long time. RELATED: Kevin Love’s Early Season Success Has […]

As the Tristan Thompson contract saga continues, the Cavs healthy core players are in Miami without him working out to prepare for training camp. Thompson’s situation is awkward, and made more so by his agent Rich Paul claiming that he will leave Cleveland next summer if he has to sign a 1-year qualifying offer. The […]

One thing leads to another and in the game called free agency, agents and their clients play around with an intricate web of moves that are either straight or bluffs. Layer by layer of tactics are involved and one needs to be aware of the bigger picture to understand where things could go. In the […]

Lies are nothing new to the whole business that is the NBA. Some refer to these as tactics while others call them smokescreens. No matter how big or small these fabrications are, they come with purpose and more often than not get results. Before we get diverted to the subject of morality, let us cut […]

Since the NBA free agency period began on July 1st, 2015 one huge topic of discussion has been free agent power forward, Tristan Thompson. Since being the fourth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, he has had a solid NBA career and has shown glimpses of All Star potential. His numbers have not exactly reflected […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to negotiate a contract extension with restricted free agent Tristan Thompson since the calendar flipped over to July. Since then, however, there hasn’t been much success as both sides have repeatedly hit walls in terms of agreeing on a new deal. The Cavs offered Thompson a 5-year deal worth […]

The Cavaliers have been vigorously working this offseason to re-sign their two-guard off the bench in J.R. Smith. While they work to get a new deal done with him, they have also been shopping around the league for more firepower to add to their bench. There were reports earlier this offseason that the Clippers and […]

Over the last month or so NBA free agency has provided basketball fans with just as much excitement as the season itself. The media coverage of LaMarcus Aldridge and later DeAndre Jordan was akin to a great film drama with plenty of defining moments and plot twists that keeps you on the edge of your […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been taking the necessary steps this offseason and getting one step closer to securing their second unit. On Wednesday, the Cavs officially signed free agent forward Ricahrd Jefferson to a one year deal, reportedly worth the veteran’s minimum. Sam Amico reports: Cavs make Richard Jefferson signing official, per GM David Griffin. […]

The Cavaliers have done a solid job this offseason handling their free agent priorities. They re-signed LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Iman Shumpert to long term deals almost immediately. They then signed Mo Williams and Richard Jefferson to bolster their bench. The only two pieces they have to solve are the deals with Tristan Thompson […]

Kyrie Irving had a career year in 2014-15, putting up 21.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.5 steals while reaching the playoffs for the first time as well as the NBA Finals. Although he had a great season, there are still some glaring parts of Kyrie’s game that he can improve on. here are […]

Tristan Thompson was highly expected to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers when the free agency period began. However, we’re now almost a month into free agency and Thompson and the Cavs still haven’t agreed upon a contract extension for the power forward. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson On August 1, The […]

During the NBA season, there were signs that LeBron James and Kevin Love’s relationship was not progressing or improving as a teammate to teammate relationship should. There were cryptic tweets, quotes about who the MVP should be, and more related to those topics. Many assumed that this was a turning point for the worse in […]

J.R. Smith opened up about his situation with the Cavs last week when he said he ‘sort of’ regrets opting out of the $6.4 million option for the 2015-16 season. The Cavs expected and had hoped Smith would opt in so that they would have one less player to worry about retaining this offseason. RELATED: […]

With a new TV deal bumping up the NBA salary cap in two seasons, teams are rushing to sign free agents at max contracts this summer. Teams are ok with overpaying young players because when the new TV deal kicks in, these max contracts will seem like a steal in a league with $110+ million […]

LeBron James took to Twitter on Tuesday to do one of his rare Q&A (Questions & Answers). He got an array of questions from basketball to movies to his personal life. James’ Twitter mentions were off the charts with the millions of questions, retweets, and favorites from his more than 22 million followers. Here are […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been plenty busy this offseason trying to make a serious run at keeping the gang together. One player that will not return to the Cavs is Kendrick Perkins, who signed with the New Orleans Pelicans last week. Perkins played sparingly as a reserve last season averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds […]

After weeks and months of trying to unload Brendan Haywood and his $10.5 million, non-guaranteed contract, the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally traded him along with Mike Miller as part of a deal with the Portland Trailblazers The trade was completely on Sunday night, and along with the Haywood and Miller, the Blazers received 2019 and […]

Iman Shumpert was traded along with New York Knicks’ teammate J.R. Smith on January 5th, 2015. The trade moved Shumpert from a bottom feeding Knicks team to a sudden championship contender. Although he didn’t play immediately after being traded due to his recovery from a dislocated shoulder, Iman Shumpert played in 38 games for the […]

After months of looking for a suitable trade partner, the Cleveland Cavaliers have found what they were looking for. On Sunday, the Cavs traded center Brendan Haywood and guard/forward Mike Miller to the Portland Trailblazers, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reported it first. Cleveland has traded Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to Portland, league source […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly close to finding a trade partner they can trade Brendan Haywood to before August 1. The reason for that is because Haywood’s $10.5 million non-guaranteed contract becomes fully guaranteed on the first day of August. Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com reported on the Haywood situation, and even thinks that another Cavalier […]

As we progress through the offseason, the Cavaliers have yet to re-sign their backup power forward, Tristan Thompson. Additionally, they have not re-signed their spark plug off the bench in J.R. Smith. Both players were vital in helping the Cavaliers make a run to the NBA Finals this past season and it is imperative that […]

This season’s free agent class was of elite proportions. All-Star talent was all over the board, some of them even unrestricted free agents. With so many teams working with a lot of cap space, it was bound to be a fun time to be a basketball fan. (Unless you’re a Knicks or Lakers fan, that […]

After re-signing Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert, and LeBron James to start free agency as well as the signing of Mo Williams, the Cavs have set their eyes on some of the remaining free agents. RELATED: Top 10 Trade Targets For Cavs This Offseason While deals with Tristan Thompson, Matthew Dellavedova, and J.R. Smith are up […]