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Based on his own sources USA Today’s Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt, Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Paul George is now officially off the table, and with that maybe people can stop projecting the Cavs to trade the 2018 Brooklyn Nets first round pick to the Thunder to acquire George. Besides, as mentioned before the […]

As previously mentioned, the Cleveland Cavaliers have two first-round draft picks in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets’ pick and their own pick. While many people are clamoring for the Cavs to trade the Nets pick to land a superstar like New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins, their own first round pick may be […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have found their groove as of late, finally looking like an elite team on the offensive and defensive side of the ball, there still remains one major question: What the heck are they going to do with their highly coveted 2018 Brooklyn Nets Pick? As it stands right now, the Nets […]

After several days of posturing and physical evaluations, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics finally agreed to complete their recent trade proposal on Wednesday night, just hours before the Thursday morning deadline. Now, both teams can focus on building around their new talent. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, are sending All-Star […]

Although his name wasn’t called in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, former Syracuse University stand-out Andrew White III is going to have a chance to showcase his skills in this year’s NBA Summer League tournament with the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers. White, a 6-7, 210 pound guard, led the Orange with 18.5 points in his […]

Last night’s NBA Draft has come and gone. For the most part, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers were spectators, as they had no picks this year. However, there were a few stirrings behind the scenes. According to ESPN’s Marc Spears, the Cavs were working on a deal with the Sacramento Kings to trade into […]

Thursday morning, NBA draftees woke up to an unexpected message from the competition. That message was recorded and sent out directly from LeBron James himself congratulating the young players on taking the next step in their careers prior to the afternoon’s NBA Draft. It was a classy move on the part of one of the league’s […]

Earlier this morning, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James sent out a motivational message to all of the young athletes entering tonight’s NBA Draft. James, a former No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 Draft himself, dished out a few words of confidence to the aspiring young players. “I just want to say best of luck […]

Good things come in small packages and 5’9” guard Kay Felder out of Oakland University is eager to carry that mantra when he suits up for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs pulled off an under-the-radar move on draft night by doling out $2.4 million to purchase his rights from the Atlanta Hawks. RELATED: BREAKING: Cavs […]

In a surprising turn of events, the Cavs made a late night move into the 2016 NBA Draft, buying the 54th pick from the Atlanta Hawks and selecting Kay Felder, a junior guard out of Oakland. Cleveland is drafting Oakland guard Kay Felder with the No. 54 pick, buying it from Hawks, sources tell The […]

The 2016 NBA Draft begins tonight at 7:30, but the Cavs will not be featured in it. Like, at all. They’ve got no picks left. How did we end up here? Well, Scott Sargent of Scout.com wrote up an awesome summary where all the picks the Cavs would have had are now: RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron […]

During last year’s NBA Draft, when LeBron James’ future was still up in the air, Shabazz Napier got a huge endorsement from the four-time Most Valuable Player. My favorite player in the draft! #Napier — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 27, 2014 This prompted Pat Riley, who was then still hoping that James would not take […]

The NBA always does an annual survey with the league’s incoming rookie class. Here are the questions the rookies were asked and the answers they gave about their upcoming NBA careers: Favorite To Win Rookie Of The Year: 1. Jahlil Okafor, Philadelphia — 41.9 percent 2. Stanley Johnson, Detroit — 19.4 percent 3. Karl-Anthony Towns, […]

LeBron James is considered the greatest forwards of all time adding his name to record books with each and every passing game. On Saturday, Reggie Miller joined the ‘Dan Patrick Show’ to talk about the NBA. When Miller was asked if he would take LeBron James first in his hypothetical NBA Draft, Miller sided with […]

With the 36th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Rakeem Christmas from Syracuse University. The senior who had graduated and had a great collegiate career is now moving on to the next chapter of his life with the NBA. Christmas is already on the Cavs Summer League roster and could very […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers had a couple of draft picks in last night’s 2015 NBA Draft. With all of the rumors surrounding some superstar players, it was actually a bit of a disappointment that there weren’t more trades agreed on. Here’s a recap of the Cavs draft night: Tyus Jones, an Apple Valley, Minnesota native, […]

  A new breed of players are about to make their official arrival to the league of grown men when their name gets called in the 2015 NBA Draft. With the talent level that this year’s class offers, teams are now on their feet as they burn numerous hours scrutinizing every potential pick’s strengths and […]

  The NBA draft is quickly approaching. The playoffs just ended and now it’s time for the offseason to begin. The Cleveland Cavaliers hold the number 24 pick. There’s a possibility the Cavs will deal this pick for a veteran or role player. If the Cavs do decide to hold onto the selection, here is […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers have begun their very busy offseason since the loss to the Warriors in the NBA Finals. The need for a playmaker and scorer once Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love went down was more apparent than ever, and management of the Cavs seem to feel the same way. RELATED: Trade Grade: 5 […]

The NBA Draft lottery is among us once again and it is very refreshing for Cleveland Cavaliers fans to focus on an actual basketball instead of ping pong balls at this time of the year. Gone are the days when the talk of town in May is the draft lottery and the incoming class of […]

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Universally, the names of Kwame Brown and JaMarcus Russell are synonymous with the term ‘Draft Bust.’ Both Brown and Russell travelled different journeys in their professional careers, but were the biggest mistakes in both the NBA and the NFL drafts. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ first overall pick, Anthony Bennett, was in danger of […]