Getty (R-L) Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. The Golden State Warriors hit the jackpot 14 years ago with Steph Curry. They now find themselves in position to trade for one of the few NBA players with equal value. According to odds issued by PointsBet on Tuesday, May 23,…
Getty Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 99-79 loss to the New York Knicks on Friday was packed with blows on and off the floor. Perhaps it should have been expected, with the young and inexperienced Cavs heading to Madison Square Garden for its first playoff road test. After the game, Knicks…
Getty Julius Randle of the New York Knicks reacts after scoring a basket against the Dallas Mavericks. Star big man Julius Randle took a hard fall during Tuesday’s Game 2 matchup between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The power forward was knocked to the ground by Cavs center Jarrett Allen as the…
Getty Cedi Osman of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite a league-wide flurry of trade deadline moves, the Cleveland Cavaliers were one of just two teams not to make any kind of deal before February. So far, the track record for teams that sat out the deadline isn’t great; the Chicago Bulls dropped out of the playoffs…
Getty Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff of the Cleveland Cavaliers. For now, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in one of the most enviable spots in sports. Four stars, two under max contracts, one under a rookie deal, and another who is arguably criminally underpaid. In order, those players are Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett…
Getty Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Friday night’s meltdown could hardly put the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ hopes to rest about a potential first-round matchup against the New York Knicks. Sure, the Cavs were without Jarrett Allen and Isaac Okoro, but the Knicks were without All-Star Julius Randle. The game lived up to its hype-infused billing…
Getty Head coach J.B Bickerstaff of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks entered Tuesday’s contest trending in opposite directions. The Cavs were fresh off clinching the franchise’s first playoff appearance in five years after defeating the Houston Rockets. The Hawks, meanwhile, are just 9-8 since the All-Star Break and scuffling around the…
Getty Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The most obvious takeaway from the Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Houston Rockets Sunday was also the biggest one: the Cavs are primed for playoff basketball for the first time in five years and the first time without LeBron James since 1998. But there was a secondary narrative…
Getty Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff of the Cleveland Cavaliers. While the Cleveland Cavaliers were one of just two NBA franchises to sit out this year’s trade deadline, the same cannot be said of the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn entered the season with as much talent and potential as any team, led by basketball legends Kyrie Irving…
Getty Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s no secret that professional athletes tend to support one another, especially during contract negotiations with teams and management. And recently, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell did just that, showing up to the Cavs’ travel day in a Lamar Jackson jersey. The only problem? Jackson plays for…
Getty Caris LeVert of the Cleveland Cavaliers. For two straight seasons now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have posted spectacular defensive numbers. Last year, the Cavs owned the NBA‘s fifth-best defense; through three-quarters of this season, Cleveland’s defense trails only the Memphis Grizzlies for second. Keep in mind the Cavaliers usually start a backcourt in Donovan Mitchell…
Getty Kevin Love #0. A rather underrated aspect of the Cleveland Cavaliers buyout with franchise mainstay Kevin Love has been the fact that Love’s departure has opened up a roster spot in Cleveland. And though Love hadn’t figured into head coach JB Bickerstaff‘s plans of late, there’s no denying that Love’s absence leaves the backup…
Getty Images Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers. When Kevin Love’s buyout with the Cleveland Cavaliers goes through, the Phoenix Suns could look to scoop up the five-time All-Star big man. Love and the Cavs are finalizing a buyout agreement, per The Athletic. Love is earning $28.9 million this season but will likely look to…
Getty J. B. Bickerstaff, head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers faced a mighty test in the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Prior to tipoff, the Sixers were a game up on the Cavs, but Cleveland could have taken the playoff tiebreaker with Philly with a win, not to mention swap spots with…
Getty Darius Garland #10 of the Cleveland Cavaliers. One year ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers sent two All-Stars to the midseason festivities in what would have been a minor shock to fans in the preseason. But with the Cavs sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference for most of the season’s first half, it made…
Getty Images Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kevin Love is on the verge of a buyout agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers and he’ll have suitors once he hits the open market. Love injured his thumb earlier this season but has fallen out of the rotation in recent weeks. The veteran big man is averaging…
Getty President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Every Western Conference team made a trade before yesterday’s deadline. 13 of the Eastern Conference’s 15 squads pulled off a deal. The Cleveland Cavaliers did not. For all the talk of searching high and low for wing upgrades, Cleveland ultimately stood pat at the…
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Getty Former Nets star Kevin Durant and Royce O’Neale. DylanThe Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to pounce as the Brooklyn Nets continue to shake up their roster after a series of blockbuster moves. The Nets have parted ways with superstars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant over the last week, stockpiling players and picks. It’s a unique…
Getty Images Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies fights with Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell made it a point to speak to the media after his scuffle with Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks. The Cleveland Cavaliers star had plenty to say about what went down. “That’s just who he is,” Mitchell said…
Getty Images Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell was tossed from Thursday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies for igniting an on-court scuffle after he absorbed a low blow from Dillon Brooks. Brooks was on the ground after a missed layup and flailed his arms at Mitchell’s groin area. Mitchell threw the ball at…