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While the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in Los Angeles on Sunday night for a matchup against the Lakers, their D-League affiliate team, the Canton Charge, wrapped up the last of their regular season home games with a 104-101 victory over the Windy City Bulls (Chicago Bulls affiliate) in front of a sellout crowd […]

If Tristan Thompson plays tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, he will extend his current NBA-best streak of consecutive games to 439. Quite an impressive streak, but is it really for the best of the team and Thompson himself? Thompson has been the Iron Man of the team ever since he was selected 4th overall […]

The newest Cav, Larry Sanders, made a surprise debut on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. With the Cavs blowing out the Pistons at home and the result already taken care of, coach Tyronn Lue put Sanders in the game for the final 1:58 of the contest. Sanders, who wore the number nine jersey for the […]

On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers were back in Cleveland for a matchup against the Detroit Pistons inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 128-96 runaway victory for the home team. Cleveland’s newest acquisition, 6-foot-11 center Larry Sanders, wasn’t expected to play in last night’s game. The talented big man has been away from the NBA […]

Yesterday, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers officially signed Larry Sanders for the remainder of the season. According to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, Sanders’ deal has an option for next year and is worth just north of $200,000. Via cleveland.com: “Cleveland can’t offer Sanders anything above the NBA minimum salary, which for someone with Sanders’ […]

With Andrew Bogut’s tenure with the Cavaliers quickly coming to an end after he fractured his tibia in the less than a minute in his first game with the team, the Cavs decided to fill that void by signing Larry Sanders to a short-term deal. Cleveland has been relying too heavily on Tristan Thompson all […]

Yesterday (Monday), news came down the wire stating that Larry Sanders will officially make his NBA return wearing a wine and gold Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. John Henson, current Milwaukee Bucks center and former teammate of Sanders, couldn’t be happier for his friend. Sanders, a 28-year-old center who was selected as the 15th overall pick in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have secured their big man to relieve the minutes of Tristan Thompson. After the Cavs originally signed Andrew Bogut, the Australian’s time for the Cavs, unfortunately, lasted just 58 seconds as he suffered a fractured tibia. After the news broke Bogut would be out for the remainder of the season, the Cavs […]

The Cavaliers found their replacement for injured Andrew Bogut less than 24 hours ago as they brought in former lottery pick Larry Sanders to Northeast Ohio. The Cavs have banked on the upside on Sanders, who has an option for the 2017/2018 NBA season, giving him an incentive to play well and leave his mark on […]

Today, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced their signing of free agent center Larry Sanders. In order to make room for Sanders on their roster, Cavs General Manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert elected to waive recently-injured Andrew Bogut, who has been deemed out for the remainder of the season. #Cavs have officially waived […]

When the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers lost Andrew Bogut for the remainder of the season due to a fractured tibia just 58 seconds into his debut, they were left searching for a suitable replacement who is both capable and eligible for this year’s playoff run and title defense. Now, it seems they have found their […]

As the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for this year’s playoff push, they find themselves searching for a suitable replacement for Andrew Bogut, who recently suffered a season-ending fractured tibia. Per multiple reports, it seems the Cavaliers have found their man in Larry Sanders, a 6-foot-11 rim protector who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks […]

Larry Sanders is in Cleveland today for a physical examination with Cavaliers team doctors and officials. According to multiple reports, the 6-foot-10 center is expected to officially be signed after clearing his evaluation. However, TNT’s David Aldridge is reporting that Sanders, who has been away from the NBA for two years due to a bout […]

The Cavs have found their man to replace Andrew Bogut. The Australian will be waived in order to make room for athletic big man Larry Sanders. After intense and ongoing days of speculation as well as hints from Sanders himself, the Cavs have filled the only noticeable hole on their roster. Larry Sanders has agreed on […]

A week can be a long time in basketball. Just last week, it looked as though the Cavaliers had found their perfect big man in Andrew Bogut, before the Australian went down with a broken tibia just 58 seconds into his debut. It looked for all odds that the scenario to bring former lottery pick […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers looked at their options at center last week, they opted to sign Andrew Bogut, a seasoned veteran, instead of the shot-blocking center in Larry Sanders, who hadn’t played in the NBA in over two years. As luck would have it, Bogut lasted just 58 seconds in his Cavalier debut, putting the […]

After 58 seconds of fame before tragically losing Andrew Bogut, the Cavaliers are intent on filling up minutes in the paint without Kevin Love and with a strained Tristan Thompson. With multiple superstitious tweets and confirmed sources, it appears Cleveland has become front-runners for their backup center option, Larry Sanders. Earlier today, Sanders might’ve confirmed […]

Now that Andrew Bogut has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are actively seeking a suitable “big” who is both capable and available for this year’s playoff run and title defense. By most accounts, they’ve found their man in free-agent center, Larry Sanders. For whatever reason, Sanders, […]

After Andrew Bogut went down with a fractured tibia, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a bit of a scramble for a suitable replacement for their frontcourt desires. According to Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio and AmicoHoops.net, the Cavs are close to a deal that would bring Larry Sanders to Northeast Ohio. Free agent […]

With Andrew Bogut now officially ruled out for the remainder of the season (and playoffs), the Cleveland Cavaliers are in a bit of a scramble to find a suitable “big man” who is eligible for the playoffs. So, who will Cavs General Manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert elect to bring in next? […]

Prior to Monday, most fans of the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers thought their beloved team’s roster was set for this year’s playoff run and title defense. With J.R. Smith and Kevin Love on the mend, things were looking up. The Cavs, who are currently sat atop the Eastern Conference standings with a 42-20 record, […]

A couple days ago when the Cleveland Cavaliers opted to sign Andrew Bogut over Larry Sanders, the latter took to Instagram to post a photo of the two players with a caption “Big fish, little fish.” At the time, it was unclear whether that was a compliment or a shot at Bogut. After seeing the […]

Larry Sanders, who had a private workout with the Cavaliers last week was hopeful he would successfully make his NBA return with the world champions, but it wasn’t the case. It’s not that he wasn’t good enough, or didn’t have the tools to help the Wine and Gold, it was simply the fact that the […]

Yesterday, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers invited former Milwaukee Bucks big man Larry Sanders to town for a workout session. Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio and Amico Hoops first reported that the Cavs could elect to strike a deal if they like what they see in Sanders. If the #Cavs like what they […]

Today, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers held an audition of sorts for former Milwaukee Bucks big man and current free agent, Larry Sanders. Sanders, 28, holds career averages of 6.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks through 233 games. The former 15th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft met with Cavs head coach […]

Today, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers invited former Milwaukee Bucks Center Larry Sanders to town for a workout session. According to Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio and Amico Hoops, if the Cavs like what they see in Sanders, they’ll likely begin discussing a deal. If the #Cavs like what they see with Larry […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been scouring the trade market and preparing themselves for the buyout market as they look to make minor additions that will help their team get back to championship level basketball. One player the Cavs have been consistently interested by is Larry Sanders. Sanders has been working out for multiple teams over […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have two glaring holes in their roster just two days away from the NBA’s trading deadline: the backup point guard position and the power forward/center position. The two holes the Cavs have are currently leaving fans anticipating big moves through the trade deadline and likely into the buyout market. One player the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have two glaring needs since the retirement of Mo Williams, the losses of Matthew Dellavedova and Timofey Mozgov, as well as losing Chris Andersen to a torn ACL. The first would be to get a playmaking guard who can handle the ball and run an offense without it always being in James’ […]

The Cavs made a couple of offseason moves by picking up Mike Dunleavy, Chris Andersen, and Kay Felder, but also lost center Timofey Mozgov and guard Matthew Dellavedova in free agency. With all the big contracts being signed, there were reports that center Larry Sanders was considering a possible NBA return after missing more than […]

As free agency continues, the big names seem to already found destinations. But Cleveland never really had a shot at the big names due to their payroll situation. David Griffin is only able to offer free agents a starting salary of $1-2.5 million. As a result, they have to set their sights a bit lower […]

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 […]

The last calendar year has been a rough one for the then-Bucks Center Larry Sanders. He’s suffered a torn right ligament in his thumb after a fight in a nightclub, a fractured right orbital bone (eye socket) that but his 2013-14 season short, a five-game suspension for using marijuana at the end of that season, […]

Getty Images Lost in the flurry of summer signings by the Cleveland Cavaliers is Power Forward Tristan Thompson’s desire for a new contract. He has glimpses of potential, and reports suggest that he believes he deserves such compensation. As reported by the Akron Beacon Journal’s Jason Lloyd, “What hasn’t been discussed is a contract extension […]