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This up-and-coming Cavaliers team’s journey to the top of the Eastern Conference and beyond was never going to be easy, and would sometimes be outright humbling, but head coach JB Bickerstaff remained confident and optimistic after a 117-102 victory by the Milwaukee Bucks in Fiserv Forum last Friday. “This is a great lesson for us,” […]

Both Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and guard Darius Garland can always seem to agree on one thing: forward Evan Mobley’s impact on the court can go far beyond what his box score numbers show every night. “This is something that we should all watch and pay attention to, and it’s a conversation we […]

He’s said it twice, and he’ll likely say it again. Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen can be the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. “I’ve made this point before,” head coach J.B. Bickerstaff told the media in a Monday evening press conference. “(Jarrett Allen) is a DPOY-caliber player. “If you take that away, it’ll obviously […]

Though guard Darius Garland’s 51 points ultimately stole the show in a 129-124 win by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff ensured no bright spot was left behind when he spoke to the media following a Tuesday practice. Forward Lamar Stevens proved to be a reliable piece amid Cleveland’s four-game losing streak, earning […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff had nothing but high praise for center Jarrett Allen in The Athletic Cavs staff writer Kelsey Russo’s newest player profile. When asked about Allen a few weeks prior, Bickerstaff’s praise turned into a bold statement about the 24-year-old center and his improvement since entering the Cavs organization in 2021. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers eight game winning streak after losing their season opener came to an end on Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The way in which the loss came about wasn’t something that head coach JB Bickerstaff was particularly excited about. The Cavs controlled most of the second half, and held a 13-point […]

Head coach JB Bickerstaff knows that the expectations for his Cleveland Cavaliers skyrocketed the instant they pulled the trigger on the Donovan Mitchell trade. A young, upstart group that surprised the league last season with a 44-38 finish, the Cavs are now viewed as one of the more serious contenders in the entire association. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, after dropping their opening night game to the Toronto Raptors, quickly turned things around, winning two games on the bounce. While Donovan Mitchell will grab the headlines with his insane scoring performances, an unsung hero has stepped up amid Darius Garland’s eye injury-induced absences: Cedi Osman, the second-longest tenured player on the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a strong 2022-2023 start. However, they are looking forward to the return of star Darius Garland. Cavs’ head coach J.B. Bickerstaff recently said Garland participated in on-court activities on Tuesday, per Evan Dammarell. Although Darius Garland will not play Wednesday against the Magic, he is seemingly on track to […]

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Caris LeVert’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers. It seems that his role on the Cavs was put into question after the arrival of Donovan Mitchell to the team. Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff is having none of it, though. In his mind, Bickerstaff is confident that LeVert […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers gave up quite a lot to the Utah Jazz in order to being Donovan Mitchell to their team. Nevertheless, it’s still hard not to see the Cavs as the winners of this blockbuster trade considering how they just added a superstar-caliber player that could be the missing piece they have been searching […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set for an exciting 2022-23 season in the aftermath of the blockbuster Donovan Mitchell trade from a few weeks ago. Adding Mitchell to the roster makes a Cavaliers squad that overachieved last season even more dangerous this upcoming season. While adding Donovan Mitchell undoubtedly makes the Cavaliers better, head coach J.B. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are winding down their regular season with their seeding in the Eastern Conference still undetermined. They are bound for the play-in tournament but one key member of their team may not be ready to play. Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff gave an update on that player, star center Jarrett Allen, ahead of their matchup […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost a big game on Friday after they fell to the Brooklyn Nets, 118-107. At the moment, the Cavs have booked their spot in the Play-In tournament, but they remain to be in a bit of a precarious situation heading into the final day of the regular season on Sunday. Right now, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a hard-fought loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, and Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff wasn’t happy about it. Why? Bickerstaff thought Cleveland got robbed by the officials. The Sixers put up 42 free throws in their 112-108 victory, with Joel Embiid taking 20 of those and James Harden getting […]

After emerging as one of the top teams in the East over the first half of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen back down to earth of late. The Cavs have lost two out of their last three games after the All-Star break which culminated with Wednesday’s highly disappointing 119-98 blowout loss against the […]

Things are not going smoothly in The Land lately, as Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers have lost their last two games, the latest being a 119-98 home loss at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night. The game became so frustrating for Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff that he was not able to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been nothing short of outstanding throughout the season and this is thanks in large part to the strong play of their prized rookie Evan Mobley. For his part, however, Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff knows that the 20-year-old has much more in him — and this is exactly what Mobley’s coach […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are done playing basketball as a team until after the All-Star break. As the festivities make the way over to Cleveland for the weekend, the hometown team is sitting pretty as a top-four seed in the East. Before the season began, the Cavs were a near-consensus pick to be among the worst […]

In 45 games played this season, Cavs big man Jarrett Allen has put up career-best averages of 16.2 points on 67.4 percent shooting, 11.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 blocks. Those are some pretty lofty numbers that for some folks, should have been worthy of All-Star recognition. Unfortunately for Allen, this just wasn’t the case […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland has truly broken out this season as one of the most exciting players in the Association. He’s a big reason the Cavs are currently at 30-19, which is good for third place in the Eastern Conference. But a lot of the credit also needs to go to head coach J.B. […]

Despite a 29-19 start to the 2021-22 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been receiving little to no respect at a national level. That is to be expected for a team that has been a lottery team in recent years and is playing in one of the smaller NBA markets in North America. The public […]

Some NBA players choose to rehab their injuries away from the team and cannot stomach watching their teammates play without them. It is that kind of selfishness that has gotten them to this point, so it is hard to blame them for sticking to what got them there. So, when a player chooses not only […]

The Cleveland Cavs recently acquired guard Rajon Rondo from the Los Angeles Lakers. The move was a big one for J.B. Bickerstaff and the rest of the Cavs’ coaching staff, as they were tasked with pushing the right buttons in a backcourt that lost both Collin Sexton and Ricky Rubio to injury. With Rondo arriving […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff just received a huge present from the Cavs in the form of a contract extension, with the team extending his deal up to the end of the 2026-27 NBA season. Bickerstaff must be very ecstatic about this news, but another member of the Cavs has already expressed his happiness […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a very impressive campaign, proving to be one of the most surprising teams in the entire NBA. A big reason for their hot start is head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who is shaping up to be the right man for the job after years of disappointment in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive game on Friday in a big win over the Washington Wizards. The Cavs blew out the Wizards, 116-101, behind another strong performance for Darius Garland. At this point, it’s safe to say that Cleveland has put their recent slump behind them. Garland put on a show for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been hit with the injury bug and it’s finally catching up to them. Rookie Evan Mobley sprained his right elbow last Monday in a loss to the Boston Celtics. The Cavs have not won since, losing the next three games. Tuesday, Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff addressed the progress of Evan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ roster woes took a turn for the worse when Collin Sexton was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee. This left a big gaping hole in the Cavs’ offense as Sexton leads the team in scoring this season with 16.0 points per game. With the exception of Tacko Fall, whose […]

Cavs center Jarrett Allen reveals an eye-opening admission after tallying 24 points and 17 rebounds against the Blazers, explaining his revitalized career at Cleveland. During Allen’s first few years with the Nets, he averaged a little over 10 points per game. After being traded to Cleveland last season, he recognizes that the new environment headed […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the biggest surprises early in the season. Following their 92-79 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, the Cavs are now on a rather unexpected three-game winning streak. For head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, there is one particular player on the Cavs roster who has stood out the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has a big starting lineup decision to make for the season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. It looks like Bickerstaff will literally be going big. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com says signs are pointing toward Bickerstaff going with Lauri Markkanen over Isaac Okoro at small forward. The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in line to play a lot of big lineups in the 2021-22 NBA season because of the way their roster is constructed. In the offseason, the Cavs drafted Evan Mobley third overall, gave Jarrett Allen $100 million, acquired Lauri Markkanen and didn’t move on from Kevin Love. They also just added […]

Collin Sexton’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers has been discussed heavily over the past few months. The 22-year-old combo guard has been linked to several trade rumors during the offseason, but by the looks of it, Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff believes that Sexton will play a key role for his team for years to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a three-year rebuild that’s going nowhere, and now they’ve hit an impasse: the team has lost the Eastern Conference rebuilding race. Every year there has been something for the Cavs to be optimistic about, whether it be the growth of a particular player, new arrival, or some […]

Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers are likely not going to the playoffs this season. They’re bound to be eliminated soon, as they’re five games behind 10th place with just 13 games left on the schedule. However, the Cavs should be excited about their future, as they have a plethora of young players that have […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their third consecutive loss by way of a narrow defeat to the struggling Detroit Pistons on Monday night. After the disappointing loss, Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff didn’t mince his words as he spoke on his team’s inability to execute properly on the floor with the game on the line. Via […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff praised swingman Isaac Okoro for his advanced defensive acumen and overall growth over the course of his rookie season. Bickerstaff said Monday the former Auburn product is playing looser and has a great sense for where he is supposed to be: “I think it’s night and day how comfortable […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a chance to make up ground over the weekend as they continue to fight for a spot in the NBA’s modified play-in tournament. But the Cavs were robbed of the chance to pick up a game after losing to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Veteran forward Kevin Love was none […]