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The Cleveland Cavaliers have zero plans to dump Kevin Love’s remaining $90 million salary, and the Cavs are showing no signs of regret for signing him to a whopping four-year, $120 million extension at the start of last season. Love just finished the first of those four years and is considered to have one of […]

Ever since the league made an official decision on how it planned to see out the remainder of the season, concerns were raised about the other eight teams that were not invited to the Disney World bubble. Several initiatives have been proposed as to how these “Delete Eight” teams would somehow compensate for their abruptly […]

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has been keeping busy behind the scenes, as he hopes to see a significant improvement in his team starting with the upcoming season, according to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic. This report comes amidst the news that Gilbert has opted to take Quicken Loans public. In the past, the Cavs […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers signing Dion Waiters for the rest of the season right before the NBA hiatus, he finally reunited with former teammate LeBron James. Despite being on the same team for a rather brief period of time, this pair actually has quite a history, dating back to their time with the Cleveland […]

Most Cleveland Cavaliers fans know Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters weren’t fond of each other during their time on the Cavs together. The Cavs organization, though, did everything it could to cover up those concerns, according to a report by Joe Vardon, Bill Oram, and Jason Lloyd of The Athletic. In the end, it wasn’t […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being left out of the NBA’s restart bubble, let’s take a look at connections between the Cavs and the 22 teams competing for an NBA Finals berth. In order to get a better idea of who is still playing, and perhaps to help some fans to make their rooting decisions if they […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being left out of the NBA’s restart bubble, let’s take a look at connections between the Cavs and the 22 teams competing for an NBA Finals berth. In order to get a better idea of who is still playing, and perhaps to help some fans to make their rooting decisions if […]

The NBA is closing in on signing off on a second “bubble” in Chicago for the eight teams that were not invited to play in Florida at Walt Disney World. One anonymous Cavs player, though, doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Via Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com: “I probably won’t play if it gets approved,” one veteran […]

Larry Nance Jr. of the Cleveland Cavaliers has some jokes. However, it’s hard to laugh at the joke if you don’t understand it in the first place. For context, one of the latest Woj Bombs just dropped that the NBA is planning a second “bubble” in Chicago for the eight teams that weren’t invited to […]

It looks like Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love may still be on the Cavs once the 2020-21 season starts. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cavs organization still wants Love on the team since he’s a great veteran to have in the locker room for young guys such as Collin Sexton, Darius […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Koby Altman as the team’s new general manager in June 2017, the high-ranking executive has green-lighted several big moves that have had a significant effect on the franchise moving forward. After all, losing LeBron James in 2018 served as a tremendous blow for the organization, and Altman was left with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing Dean Wade and Jordan Bell for the 2020-21 season. The Cavs, who had the worst record in the East before games were suspended in March, won’t be partaking in the “bubble” games down in Orlando, Florida. Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com has the contract details for Bell and Wade: Sources say […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went to a few extreme measures in an attempt to keep LeBron James after the Cavs’ disappointing fall to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals. James had played poorly through a two-game stretch of that series and was met with boos from the home fans, leaving a sour taste […]

Free-agent forward Jordan Bell has agreed to a two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Because he was waived after March 1, only the eight teams outside of the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season were able to sign Bell, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks. Bell spent his […]

It was earlier reported that both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the camp of Andre Drummond have mutual interest in extending his stay with the Cavs. This isn’t just about the 6-foot-10 big man opting into the final year of his deal, but actually signing him to a long-term extension that goes beyond the 2020-21 campaign. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond has already said he’s going to pick up his 2020-21 player option with the franchise. The Cavs acquired Drummond from the Detroit Pistons at the 2020 February trade deadline in a move that left a lot of execs around the league scratching their heads. Drummond can become an unrestricted free […]

Andre Drummond is off to a rough start with the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the same time, from a pure basketball standpoint, Drummond is perfect for the Cavs. The Cavs acquired Drummond from the Detroit Pistons before this season’s NBA trade deadline for Brandon Knight, John Henson, and the less favorable of Cleveland and the Golden […]

On Tuesday, months ahead of his October 17th deadline, Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond announced he would be picking up his player option for the final year of his contract, sticking around in Cleveland for the 2020-2021 season. It was far from a surprise though, and it presents the first bit of predictable news the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond noted he plans to pick up his player option that will keep him in The Land for another year. The All-Star said on Tuesday’s episode of ESPN’s LeBatard & Friends STUpodity podcast that he “definitely” will be in Cleveland next season. “Yeah, it’s going to be hard to give up, […]

As the icon of mental health awareness in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love continues to build upon his cause. The Cavs star is no stranger to speaking up about mental health, as he has made it clear over the years that his goal is to remove the stigma surrounding the issue. Initially, Love […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love recently received his Arthur Ashe Courage Award, and to say that he was delighted by the honor would be an understatement. Love has been a vocal advocate for mental health awareness in the league for years now, and this is only one of the many recognitions he has received for […]

Collin Sexton is making the most of his opportunity with the Cleveland Cavaliers. But for his future with the Cavs to bear fruit, Young Bull needs to take a backseat in the rotation. While his 20.8 points per game and 38% shooting from beyond the 3-point arc look pretty, the question still looms on whether […]

Kevin Love was one of the first NBA players to open up about his struggles with mental health. The Cleveland Cavaliers big man has carried that same spirit ever since his first-person essay titled, “Everyone Is Going Through Something” on The Players’ Tribune moved plenty of fans who now saw him through a different lens. […]

Whenever the 2020 offseason officially begins, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a bevy of important decisions to make. The Cavs’ front office, led by general manager Koby Altman, will likely try and trade All-Star power forward Kevin Love after failing to move him at the 2020 trade deadline. Altman and Co. will also have to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. As his future with the Wine and Gold hangs in the balance, Kevin Love delivered his case on why the team must re-sign Thompson. Per Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, Love recounted his duels with Thompson […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the eight teams excluded from the NBA’s return-to-play plan in July, meaning Tristan Thompson’s five-year, $82 million contract has expired, making him an unrestricted free agent in the process. Since the Cavs are in the midst of rebuilding, many feel re-signing Thompson doesn’t make much sense, especially after they […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2019-20 season is officially over thanks their exclusion from the 22-team return-to-play plan, which was recently approved by the NBA. With his sophomore campaign cut short, Cavs guard Collin Sexton already has his sights set on next season, and he has a rather lofty goal for himself: “I want to push towards […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond showed up unannounced in a high school basketball team’s video chat, surprising the teenagers who thought they were just having a regular team meeting. These high schoolers thought they were just having another team meeting on Zoom… Then @cavs center Andre Drummond showed up on their screen. 💯🙏 @AndreDrummond pic.twitter.com/TDpu1yNPOp […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year point guard Collin Sexton accidentally interrupted Cavs veteran power forward Kevin Love during a media call on Friday afternoon. Love quickly reacted with “oh hell no” upon seeing his Cavs teammate’s face (via Spencer Davies on Twitter): "OH HELL NO!" Collin Sexton was a little early for his media call and jumped […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is set to be a free agent this offseason, so the general consensus is that he has played his last game as a member of the Cavs. Kevin Love, however, is hoping that’s not the case. “He does so much for this organization,” Love said, according to Rick Noland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not one of the 22 teams invited to continue to the 2019-20 NBA campaign at Disney World. Considering the Cavs were 19-46 and 11 games behind the Orlando Magic for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, you can see why. However, that didn’t make things any easier […]

Tristan Thompson has been with the Cleveland Cavaliers for his entire nine-year career, and apparently the 28-year-old veteran might be back with the team sooner than expected per reporting from Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the Wine and Gold Talk Podcast. “My initial thought when the Cavs were excluded from the Disney […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff has discussed in length why he has decided to take an active role in the midst of the nationwide protests that have prevalent of late. According to Bickerstaff, the issue at hand goes way beyond basketball. He described how in the Cavs organization, even the players themselves live under […]

With the season of the Cleveland Cavaliers officially coming to an end, the Cavs are as early as now beginning preparations for next term. According to Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, he wants his side to be the side that other teams fear next year. “You can’t be a good team if you don’t have that […]

The NBA seems ready to resume its 2019-2020 season, but the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be a part of it. 22 of the league’s 30 teams are set to take part in a heavily shortened regular-season finish prior to a somewhat normal playoff tournament. Given their  19-46 record at the time of hiatus, the Cavs […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers might be eliminated from resuming the rest of the 2019-20 NBA season, but they’re now looking ahead into how to build their team next season. According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, the Cavs are looking at rookie Kevin Porter Jr. as a player who can drastically alter the rebuild. Transcript via HoopsHype: […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the hiatus with a 19-46 record — dead last in the East and second-worst in the entire league, bettering only the hapless Golden State Warriors (15-50). Nevertheless, this fact has not prevented the Cavs from feeling aggrieved for not being invited by the NBA to the Orlando bubble. As a matter […]

Legendary Washington Bullets center Wes Unseld has passed away at the age of 74. Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love, who was Unseld’s godson, took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to express his love and appreciation for the Hall of Famer: “Proud to be named after such a great man,” wrote Love, whose middle name […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers big man Brad Daugherty has no interest in watching ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries. In fact, Daugherty would rather watch stock car racing. This only makes sense, however, given Daugherty is the co-owner of a racing team (via Marc J. Spears of ESPN): The five-time NBA All-Star is a co-owner of JTG […]