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In the turnaround of the Cavs season, David Griffin’s first big move of the regular season was bringing in former Denver Nugget and New York Knick, Timofey Mozgov. When the trade was made, Griffin was criticized. Was Mozgov really worth two first round draft picks? When you think about how Cleveland acquired these picks in […]

Kyrie takes the pick from Kevin Love, drives towards the middle, and slips a pass to Mozgov, who slams it down! RELATED: 10 Best Alley Oop Dunks of the 2014-15 Season

Timofey Mozgov made an appearance for a Cleveland’s sports team on Tuesday night. Not for a Cavaliers game, but for the Cleveland Indians game against the Chicago White Sox. Mozgov came out to throw out the first pitch, and to no one’s surprise, Mozgov threw a pitch right on the money. We recommend he save […]

Kyrie Irving goes baseline after taking the screen from Timofey Mozgov and throws it up to Mozzy for the alley-oop slam dunk

Timofey Mozgov is considered one of the best rim protectors in the NBA. And people don’t see that, the stats show it all. His rim protection is what leads to a lot of Cavalier fast-break opportunities. His confidence on the basketball has apparently translated onto the big screen that is television, when he starred in […]

The Big Russian, Mozzy, the Wizard of Moz, the Maserati; all nicknames for Cavs’ center Timofey Mozgov. None truer than the Big Russian after Wednesday night, however. During a pregame interview with Cavs sideline reporter Allie Clifton, Mozgov was asked about how good it felt to be back home after spending 20 of the last […]

Kyrie Irving drives to the basket from the wing and puts the ball over Thaddeus Young’s head. Immediately after that move, he finds a cutting Timofey Mozgov for the slam!

Kyrie Irving drives around a couple defenders from the sideline to the baseline, draws all the attention to himself before dishing off to a cutting Timofey Mozgov for the left-handed throwdown!

Today’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls left Cavs fans with an anxious feeling similar to the way they played about a month ago. Poor defensive efforts, losing trust in one and another, and turnovers are what kept Cleveland behind Chicago the entire game. While LeBron James recorded 31 points, he also made up half of […]

The loss on Christmas Day is a distant memory. Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat, 113-93 at home. Cleveland improves to 33-21 while Miami drops to 22-30 on the year in what was a relatively easy win for the Cavs after a great shooting start. Cleveland played with Miami for the first six […]

Trading Dion Waiters and multiple picks for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov initially relayed a controversial rep for the Cavaliers. However, the driving force to these criticisms was carried by the momentum of their disappointing play. Naturally, high-strung media sources exacerbated the rumors, pegging the franchise’s issues around player-coach drama and a saturated […]

The Q is once again making some noise as the Cleveland Cavaliers have started to find their groove after GM David Griffin tinkered with the lineup to fill positions in question. A glaring hole since day one has been the absence of a rim protector and after months of opposing players having their way in […]

After a summer of investing into the future, the Cavs have moved into Championship or bust territory midway through the season after trading draft picks and less developed youth for veterans with expertise in perimeter defense, bench scoring, and paint security. The most recent Cavalier to answer Cleveland’s call to a Finals run is former […]

Timofey Mozgov’s performance during his physical was through the roof, literally: @Rizzmigizz @talkhoops Looks like it pic.twitter.com/nBqpqIXbzL — Alexander Chernykh (@chernykh) January 10, 2015 The same could not be said for the Cavs performance on Friday night. In what was the first of a five game West Coast road trip, the league-best Golden State Warriors […]

The Cavs front office has slumped in turmoil to start 2015, but after acquiring J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert on Monday and trading draft picks to Denver for Russian Center Timofey Mozgov just two days later, The Land is finally feeling alive again. The only active rotation player that the Cavs gave up in either […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired center Timofey Mozgov from the Denver Nugget in exchange for two future first-round picks. Update to Cavs story w/ @WindhorstESPN: Cavs will send TWO future firsts to Denver for Mozgov — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) January 7, 2015 Here are the two picks that the Cavaliers are giving to the Nuggets: […]

Anderson Varejao suffered an excruciating ankle injury last Tuesday night in a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In pursuit of one of his famous, high-intensity offensive rebounds, Varejao extended around a defender before planting his left foot, collapsing onto the court’s baseline. He did not return to the game, and left the arena with a walking boot. There […]

Cavs Nation’s Matt Thomas When you’re one of the leagues elite teams, there will always be reporters and talk shows chatting about improvements that could be made, and recently our own Cleveland Cavaliers have been a huge talking point. It’s been known for a long time that the Cavs are in the market for a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made a lot of moves this offseason, and totally revamped their roster from where it stood in early July, however there are still moves to be made. While adding LeBron James and Kevin Love in one offseason is astounding, to be a championship caliber team they must address the frontcourt. Love […]