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It’s still unclear just how interested the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trading Jarrett Allen. What’s definitely certain, though, is that Koby Altman and company would have an easier time moving the towering seven-footer for positive value if there weren’t so many other similar players available on the trade market—and the modern game wasn’t so starkly […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers blew past most expectations during the 2022-23 season. The Cavs won 50 games and, by most metrics, rating as one of the best teams in the entire NBA. Trading for Donovan Mitchell was certainly worth it, even if it cost them Lauri Markkanen, a player who blossomed into an All-Star with the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may not be done making moves just yet this offseason, as recent rumors suggest that a trade could be on the horizon that involves incumbent starting center Jarrett Allen. A 2022 NBA All-Star selection that’s impressive lob threat, rebounder and shot-blocker at his best, Allen’s biggest weakness is that he has underwhelming […]

It appears that there are murmurs that the Cleveland Cavaliers could be entertaining the idea of trading big man Jarrett Allen away following a subpar showing in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. In his recent Substack piece, Marc Stein said that “whispers” have been heard about such a potential move by the Cavs, who recently just […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made it clear that they intend to move forward next season with their current core. This includes one-time All-Star Jarrett Allen, who still remains to be an integral part of what the Cavs are trying to achieve. Nevertheless, this has not stopped opposing teams from making inquiries about the potential availability […]

It seemed like a tale of two seasons for Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen. Allen shone brightly during the regular season on a hopeful Cavaliers squad ready to make their mark on the Eastern Conference and beyond  for the first time in nearly half a decade. Unfortunately for him, the lights of the playoffs shone […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen opened up on Cavs forward Evan Mobley earning a spot on the All-Defensive First Team on Tuesday. “I know he has always had the talent to do it, the talent to be able to be the best defender in the league, and this year he showed why,” Allen said, via Cleveland.com […]

To say the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ season wasn’t supposed to end like this is an understatement. Not just losing in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs but falling to the New York Knicks in five games despite entering the NBA Playoffs as the higher seed. Suffice it to say, after celebrating their first postseason […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were seen as a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference this season. But, they failed miserably to live up to expectations in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, losing in five games to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. For a team that went out and traded for Donovan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2023 NBA playoffs with high hopes. They finished the 2022-23 season with one of the best point differentials in the league, and on paper, it looked like they had a talent advantage over the New York Knicks, their first-round matchup. But as Jarrett Allen and company learned the hard way, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing a situation no team wants to face in the playoffs and that’s a 3-1 deficit. With their Game 4 loss against the New York Knicks, they now find themselves heading home facing elimination. This series has been drastically different from most of the other playoff series’ across the NBA as […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen couldn’t help but be stunned by Darius Garland’s performance early in their Game 2 showdown with the New York Knicks. Garland got off to a hot start on Tuesday, exploding for 11 points in the first quarter alone before adding another 15 in the second to keep the Cavs […]

It’s the NBA Playoffs, so physicality is always on a heightened mode on the court, and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson got reminded of that again Tuesday night in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference first-round series when he received a bone-crushing hit by Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen that left him in […]

Jarrett Allen believes the Cavs learned a lot from their Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks. The Cavs suffered a disappointing 101-97 defeat to the Knicks on Saturday night to lose home-court advantage. Despite Donovan Mitchell’s electric performance where he scored 38 points, nobody else on the team really sustained any offense. Evan […]

After initially being listed as questionable for their regular season finale against the Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will play, per Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff (h/t Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan). “Everybody that’s available will get a little burn,” says Bickerstaff. Cleveland will be resting their star backcourt of Donovan Mitchell […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are right at the cusp of securing the fourth seed in the East and homecourt advantage to begin the playoffs. They’ll need to dispatch the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to help seal the deal. Ahead of one of their last four contests to help clinch homecourt, one question worth asking before the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have put in the hard work this season, and they have now secured a playoff berth out in the East. Positioning is still at play, though, with the Cavs currently sitting at the No. 4 spot in the conference with a 48-30 record. The New York Knicks, who have won three straight […]

On Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the New York Knicks for the fourth and final time this season. The Knicks sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Cavs for fourth and 2.5 in front of the Brooklyn Nets. A win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and a loss […]

Jarrett Allen was unable to give it a go on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks due to injury. The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a tightly-contested 120-118 loss against Trae Young and Co., and one could say that Allen might have made a big difference in the game if only he was available. The Cavs have another […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to this year’s postseason with Sunday’s win over the Houston Rockets. However, with six games remaining and just one win separating them and the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers, it should be expected that they’re still looking to move up the standings. Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks will be a […]

Jarrett Allen missed four games earlier this month for the Cleveland Cavaliers due to an eye injury. The one-time All-Star is now in danger of being sidelined again after popping up on the injury report for the Cavs ahead of their Tuesday night matchup against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jarrett Allen injury status […]

Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen couldn’t be prouder of the Cleveland Cavaliers after the team secured its first playoff berth in the post-LeBron James era. The last time the Cavs made it to the playoffs without LeBron was in 1998, back when James still wasn’t in the NBA. However, they finally put an end to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has always had a penchant for thunderous dunks. After all, who could forget the time the Cavs star put his name on the map with a thunderous putback slam back when he was still a rookie with the Utah Jazz? And on Tuesday night, Spida was back at it again […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star center Jarrett Allen has missed the last four games due to an eye injury. The Cavs have fared surprisingly well without their starting center and defensive anchor, as they own a 3-1 record since Allen’s been out. Still, when the Cavaliers visit the Barclays Center on Tuesday night to play Mikal Bridges, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert again brought up Defensive Player of the Year calls for the team’s dynamic big duo in forward Evan Mobley and center Jarrett Allen during the team’s practice on Monday. “(Evan Mobley)’s gotten a lot better since the beginning of the season, not just from last year. I feel like he […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff gave a positive injury update on center Jarrett Allen before the team takes on the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor wrote in a Saturday article. “He’s progressing well,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Friday night. “Again, structurally everything is OK to this point. You just deal with the things […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is listed as “out” with an eye injury before the Cavs take on the Philadelphia 76ers at home, the Athletic Cavs beat writer Kelsey Russo wrote in a Wednesday tweet. He and forward Isaiah Mobley are the only two players listed as “out” on Wednesday. Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell is listed as “Day-to-day” […]

Jarrett Allen was unavailable for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday when they defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 114-108. The Cavs face the Hornets again on Tuesday, and it has now been confirmed that Allen will be out for a second straight game due to an eye injury. Jarrett Allen injury status vs. Hornets The Cavs wasted […]

If there’s any time for the Cleveland Cavaliers to take their foot off the gas, Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets may be it. The Cavs comfortably sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, with the Brooklyn Nets still holding on to their fifth-place spot after a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. With a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen has been listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets because of his eye injury. Allen sustained the issue during Friday’s showdown with the Miami Heat. While fighting for a rebound late in the fourth quarter, Heat center Bam Adebayo accidentally hit the Cavs big man in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers could be without Jarrett Allen for some time due to the eye injury he sustained during Friday’s game with the Miami Heat. Allen played 34 minutes in the 119-115 loss, but he was not present in the final four minutes of play after a rebounding battle with Heat center Bam Adebayo left […]

At the moment, the Cleveland Cavaliers are fourth in the East with a 40-26 record. The red-hot New York Knicks, however, who have won nine in a row, are breathing down their necks. The Cavs currently have a one-game advantage over the Knicks for the No. 4 seed, which also secures home-court advantage for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got off to a hot start this season but while many may point to the excellent play of All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell as the primary factor in their initial success, Cavs center Jarrett Allen also notes that people outside of the organization underestimated them due to their lack of experience. Prior to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have consistently been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season. Much of that has to do with the addition of Donovan Mitchell who has been having a stellar season. But a lot of the Cavs success has come from internal development as well. The Cavs got a big […]

It seemed both teams picked a strange time to celebrate on Wednesday. In an event that almost replicated what happened to the Cavs during Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference finals, confetti started falling from the Wells Fargo Center rafters as the Cleveland Cavaliers started to crawl their way back from a massive deficit […]

Much has been made about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star guard duo of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland, and for good reason. Both players have been crucial in the success of the team this season. However, it would be remiss for fans to ignore the efforts of other players, including former All-Star Jarrett Allen. Against the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered an embarrassing loss to the Golden State Warriors loss on January 20th, with the Dubs missing Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson. From the get-go, the Cavs came out sluggish. On Sunday however, they managed to fix that against the Los Angeles Clippers, beating them by 23 points. Big man […]

Unlike most big men today in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is yet to buy into the 3-point basketball revolution. He entered Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at home with just seven attempts this season from behind the arc and a career 3.6 percent 3-point attempt rate. That being said, Jarrett […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were so close last year. Before the flashes of potential shown by forward Evan Mobley and head coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s calls for center Jarrett Allen to win Defensive Player of the Year, the Cavs earned the seventh-highest defensive rating in what would be Bickerstaff’s second year as the team’s full-time head coach, according to Basketball Reference. […]