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On Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers broke their 12-game losing streak by upsetting the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs, now 9-35, still own the NBA’s worst record. The victory was their first since December 18th, and that losing streak was the team’s longest since Cleveland set the single-season record for consecutive losses with 26 […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year forward Cedi Osman has had an up-and-down season in his first year as a starter. After breaking out onto the scene in his first two games of the 2018-19 season with averages of 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game on 51.9 percent shooting from the field and […]

Collin Sexton, the point guard drafted by the Cavs eighth overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, has been somewhat of a polarizing case since he’s entered into the league and began playing for the Cavs. The decision to draft him was reflective of a new identity the Cavs chose to embrace. An identity that embraced […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in the midst of what could wind up being their worst season in franchise history. Halfway through the season, the Cavs are on pace for 16 wins and they’re spared by two seasons in which Cleveland — an expansion team — only recorded 15 wins (1970-71, their first season in […]

The newest member of the Cleveland Cavaliers is guard Cameron Payne, who is only with the team because of what happened on Sunday. After the Golden State Warriors declined to match the offer sheet that Cleveland extended to Patrick McCaw, the Cavs waived McCaw after only three games, sparking a conspiracy theory that actually has […]

There was a time when trading for forward Carmelo Anthony to the Cleveland Cavaliers meant sending away five-time All-Star Kevin Love. There was also a time when Anthony’s signing with the Cavs would have been seen as little more than an attempt to appease former franchise cornerstone LeBron James. Yet, with Cleveland in a state […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar center Anthony Davis was his usual dominant self on Saturday night, posting a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes while adding three assists, four steals and two blocks to his stat line while teammate Jrue Holiday sliced and diced his way to 22 points and frontcourt mate […]

When Cleveland Cavaliers five-time All-Star Kevin Love returns to the Cavs starting lineup, which is expected to happen within the next couple of weeks with Love cleared to resume basketball activities, there are three players at risk of being moved to the bench in Alec Burks, Rodney Hood and Cedi Osman. Though in such a […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Matthew Dellavedova in early December, they weren’t making moves in order to compete for a playoff berth. Dellavedova was not acquired to drastically improve the team; the deal was a way to add future draft capital and increase fan interest in the NBA’s worst team. His locker room impact […]

After receiving a disappointing return from the Boston Celtics for Kyrie Irving prior to the 2017-2018 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers shipped out misfits Derrick Rose, Jae Crowder, and Iman Shumpert after production on both ends of the floor dropped dramatically, receiving back George Hill from the Sacramento Kings and Rodney Hood from the Utah […]

Playoff contention has never been in the question for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. The Cavs are now looking to rebuild by getting rid of bad contracts and veterans for draft picks, and taking risks on younger players. Part of that experiment should involve bringing in the No. 2 Overall Pick from the 2014 Draft, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have leaders — head coach Larry Drew, veteran center Tristan Thompson, All-Star forward Kevin Love, fan favorite Larry Nance Jr. — but do they have the leader that they need? The answer to that question seems to be no and while Cleveland has enough leadership to keep the locker room relatively peaceful in what’s […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers rumored to have power forward Kevin Love available for the right price and the Denver Nuggets rumored to have long-standing interest in acquiring Love, it’s time to ask if there are any viable trade packages that would satisfy both the Cavs and the Nuggets in a trade centered around Love. A […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the University of Alabama’s Collin Sexton with the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, they were aware that they weren’t getting the point guard with the best feel for the game, the best passing instincts or the best defensive potential. In fact, in selecting Sexton, they were both […]

The buzzer sounded, and the Cleveland Cavaliers had defeated the New York Knicks by a final score of 113-106. It was a rare victory for the Cavs, but it wasn’t just any win. It was the first game back in Cleveland for newly (re)acquired point guard Matthew Dellavedova, who finished with 15 points, three assists, […]

Per Amico Hoops‘ basketball insider Sam Amico, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Rodney Hood has been drawing interest from the Philadelphia 76ers with the league’s trade deadline just a couple of months away: It’s hard to imagine either Rodney Hood or Alec Burks being on the team following the Feb. 7 deadline. Both have smaller, expiring contracts. I’ve heard Burks […]

With Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson ruled out for 2-4 weeks with a sprained right foot, Cavs fan favorite Larry Nance Jr. will get his first chance this season to prove he’s worth the four-year, $45 million contract extension that Cleveland gave him. Perceived to be a franchise cornerstone by the Cavs front office, Nance’s […]

At 6-21, the Cleveland Cavaliers have — without a doubt — struggled mightily through the first leg of the NBA season. There have been moment when the Cavs look like one of the worst teams in league history, like when they found themselves getting blown out by the Atlanta Hawks on October 21st, and times […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made waves with their trade of sharpshooter Kyle Korver, but lost in that news was a smaller pair of transactions that may not appear to mean much, but make little sense nonetheless. Andrew Harrison and Billy Preston, Cleveland’s two-way players, were waived and replaced with Jalen Jones and Jaron Blossomgame. Harrison was […]

On Friday, shortly before the rebuilding Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the upstart Sacramento Kings, a major trade was announced that sent shockwaves throughout Northeast Ohio. Cavs general manager Koby Altman had managed to trade veteran point guard George Hill and forward Sam Dekker in a three-team deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards […]

Alec Burks is the currently man of the hour in Cleveland. After being dealt to the Cavaliers in exchange for Kyle Korver, Burks has performed well, including a game-winning dunk with three seconds remaining against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Burks is a great fit for the Cavs and has clearly improved the team, but […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers currently sit at 4-16, the second-worst record in the NBA. The future looks bleak, and the cause for this stunning shift from the past four seasons is the departure of LeBron James. However, the situation goes much deeper than that. Even when James was in Cleveland, there was turmoil within the organization. […]

On Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard Alec Burks and two second-round picks. While it was a trade that satisfied the obvious demands of sending Korver to a playoff-bound team and bringing in a younger player in his place, as Burks is just 27-years-old, […]

One of the most painful sports images in Cleveland Cavaliers history is that of LeBron James removing his jersey in frustration after losing to the Boston Celtics. This was in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals when the Cavs bowed out early in the playoffs despite having the league’s best record at 61-21. James miserably had […]

J.R. Smith wants out of Cleveland with one championship in his name. He will definitely be remembered well by Cavs and non-Cavs fans. What for? That is hard to say. After all, J.R. Swish has a lot of swish and miss moments in a Cavs jersey and that made him one of the most interesting […]

For the first time in years, LeBron James will be returning to Ohio as a member of the opposing team when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. When James signed with the Miami Heat as a free agent in 2010, he endured nearly four years of vitriol hurled at him by […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a busy start to their season, but their most significant transactions may be yet to come. Veterans such as George Hill, Kyle Korver, and J.R. Smith could very well be on new teams by the trade deadline, but the Cavs should also be looking for ways to add players, not […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Collin Sexton has been on a roller coaster ride early in his rookie season and the stage for potential dysfunction was set before the 2018-19 season started. Sexton has been tasked with helping the Cavaliers maintain relevance in an apocalyptic post-LeBron world when, ironically, LeBron’s perception of him is likely what […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love should be respected for his outstanding NBA career and revered for the leadership position he’s taken in the mental health community. But he’s not long for Cleveland, and here’s why. While Love was was signed to a four-year, $120 million extension in order to be the face of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently 2-12, the worst record in the NBA. It appears as if Cavs fans are in for a long season, as this is clearly the worst the team has been since the 2013-2014 season, the year before LeBron James returned. Normally, this depressive thought could be combated with the old “at […]

Over the past few days, there has been much talk of Kyle Korver possibly being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. Articles such as this one used headlines like “Report: 76ers close to acquiring Kyle Korver”. This is a good way to generate buzz, but that headline wasn’t the truth. A closer look reveals that the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now 1-10. One month ago, the team was thought to be a potential contender for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Now, the Cavs are the favorites to finish with the worst record in the NBA, although not necessarily with the first overall pick, thanks to the […]

After Duke University’s star duo of R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson dominated the second-ranked men’s college basketball program in their NCAA debuts on Tuesday night, you could practically hear the squeak of the dry erase marker that Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman used to circle their names at the top of their draft board. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest weakness for years has been their inability to defend the paint. That could all change if Cleveland selects the University of Oregon’s Bol Bol with what’s on pace to be one of the top picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. Bol is the son of shot-blocker extraordinaire Manute Bol, one of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton is in an unfortunate circumstance. In the social media era of the digital age, information is transmitted and received instantaneously, setting the stage for human beings’ patience to dwindle to the point where the results we want are unrealistic not because of the loftiness of the goal but […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-9, and the team has replaced the Browns as the most dysfunctional organization in Cleveland. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Throughout the entire summer, all levels, from owner Cavs Dan Gilbert to then head coach Tyronn Lue to the players themselves, repeatedly stated that the goal was the compete […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cavs acting head coach Larry Drew has been thrown into a difficult situation in Cleveland, and his new team has continued to struggle under his leadership. To be fair, Drew inherited a winless team from Tyronn Lue, and they just lost the best basketball player in the world this past summer. While […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers choosing to invest in the young talent that they have at the position, they’re testing the trade market for 16-year veteran Kyle Korver. Korver, who was brought to Cleveland in order to space the floor and be one of LeBron James’ premier off-ball targets, is out-of-place in a Cleveland offense without […]

After opening the season with six consecutive losses, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach Tyronn Lue. The winless start was bad, but it wasn’t the only reason why the Cavs decided to move on. Tendencies that have plagued Lue since the beginning of his tenure continued to manifest themselves, and without LeBron James to cover […]