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Having LeBron James on your team is a gift and a curse. It’s a gift because you have the best player in the world and immediately have a chance to win titles because of it. It’s a curse because you have the best player in the world and immediately have a chance to win titles […]

If anyone knows the complexities of the relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, it’s former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. Griffin was the architect of the 2016 Cavs team which won the championship over the Golden State Warriors. LeBron was named Finals MVP, while Irving hit the game winning shot over Warriors star […]

Kyrie Irving’s three-pointer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a late lead in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals against the 73-win Golden State Warriors is undoubtedly one of the biggest shots in NBA history, but is it the biggest period? Former Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who was Cleveland’s GM that year, says there […]

Former team general manager David Griffin thinks that the Cleveland Cavaliers will once again be an active participant at this year’s trade deadline. In fact, he believes the Cavs will be in the epicenter of it all, per Colton Jones of Amico Hoops. “I think they will be in the epicenter as the trading deadline […]

Despite the horrible season the Cleveland Cavaliers are having, former general manager David Griffin believes the Cavs are in a much better position now compared to the hole they were stuck in nearly a decade ago. According to the 45-year-old Griffin, when LeBron James left the Cavs in 2010, he left the team in a […]

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. […]

Former Cavs general manager David Griffin had been keenly aware of Kyrie Irving’s unhappiness playing alongside LeBron James and had already explored some ideas for a potential swap that could reap a return for Cleveland. Among them was the possibility of acquiring a high-caliber wing that would allow Cleveland to compete against the newly re-bolstered […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is expecting Rodney Hood to play a major role for the team moving forward. The former Cavs executive told the Wine and Gold podcast that he thinks Hood can take over as the team’s primary scorer late in games — a clear sign of his value for this team. […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin may have an explanation on why Cavs swingman J.R. Smith’s level of play has seen a steady decline over the past couple of years. According to Griffin, it all boils down to the 32-year-old’s motivation — something that Smith has struggled with ever since signing a four-year, $57 […]

Tyronn Lue faces a new challenge with the Cleveland Cavaliers this year, and former Cavs general manager David Griffin believes the head coach is poised to be the “best version of himself.” Griffin appeared on the Wine and Gold podcast with Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com to discuss the upcoming season and why he believes Lue […]

Despite a tumultuous first few months with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rodney Hood appears to have the full backing of former Cavs general manager David Griffin. According to the ex-head honcho, Hood has a ton of potential, and has the ability to establish himself as a crucial member of the squad. Griffin recently sat down with […]

In the last several days, things have heated up on the front with the San Antonio Spurs after All-Star Kawhi Leonard reportedly made it clear that he wants to be moved this offseason. It has put to the forefront the trade chatter around Leonard in the brief time leading up to the 2018 NBA Draft later […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin recently sat down for a one-on-one interview with Bill Simmons. Amid their wide-ranging discussion, Griffin recounted the Cavs’ 2015 series against the Chicago Bulls — a series in which LeBron James rolled his ankle badly in Game 5 but still managed to hit a game-winning buzzer-beater to tie […]

LeBron James’ blatant ownage of the Toronto Raptors has been the result of a complete dissection of the team from the ground up. Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin explained how his former star forward once was casually telling Raptors players how to run their own plays, as he swept them out of the […]

David Griffin’s contract as the Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager was not renewed last summer, but he still remains an active viewer and commenter on NBA TV and Twitter since then. After LeBron James helped lift the team to a Game 6 victory, every basketball fan who isn’t a LeBron hater celebrated his incredible night as […]

Going back on the time machine, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin noted he would have done things differently during his tenure had he known about what was soon to await him. In 2014, Griffin had hired European wonder-coach David Blatt to take over at the helm, thinking his style might suit a young […]

The Cleveland Browns have been the sorriest franchise for the past two years – at least. Over that stretch, the Dawg Pound has seen the football team go 1-31, which challenges the faithfulness to the team of even the most ardent Browns fan. Despite utterly decrepit nature of the Browns, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager […]

Working with LeBron James for some time, former Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin knew that James was a special, one-of-a-kind player. Until you look at statistics, however, one’s appreciation and sense of awe for James aren’t as complete. Griffin saw an amazing statistic that made him wonder even further how good James truly is. On […]

David Griffin stepped down from the Cleveland Cavaliers after a contract extension couldn’t be reached last June, so he never had to deal with the saga between Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Just before that, however, he was as active as ever trying to facilitate trades for the Cavs. He appeared on Golic […]

Everyone is applauding the Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade deadline moves including their former general manager, David Griffin. More than anyone in the Cavs’ front office, Koby Altman was praised for the way he handled a difficult situation. For that, he gained the approval of his former boss. The Cavs had a flurry of trades done just […]

Most people assume that LeBron James is the unofficial general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers – that James is the one that really pulls the string when making personnel decisions for the team. To some extent, James has been viewed as the Cavaliers’ Illuminati figure, one that aligns the narrative for the Cavs’ front office, […]

Much has been made of the Cleveland Cavaliers this season and the various points of unrest that the team seems to have experienced so far. It appears that former general manager David Griffin is at the center of some of that unrest. When Griffin was let go a few months ago by owner Dan Gilbert, […]

After losing the 2017 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers were active in trade discussions in hopes of improving their roster for the 2017-18 NBA season. However, it was revealed then-general manager David Griffin would not be returning on Jun. 19 and Koby Altman was later named the team’s new general manager on Jul. 24. During […]

In his 15th season in the league, LeBron James is putting up nothing short of yet another stellar campaign. The type of performances that James has continued to be able to showcase has drawn some major praise from former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. "He keeps getting better. He's 33 years old, he's the […]

At the 2014 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Andrew Wiggins with the first overall pick and eventually moved him in a three-team trade for Kevin Love. In a win-now mode with LeBron James returning to Cleveland that same offseason, they have won one championship in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. As the Cavaliers are […]

It has been a few months since the Cleveland Cavaliers made the decision to move on from All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving by trading him to the Boston Celtics. This has provided plenty of time for reaction from around the NBA over that span of time. During a recent appearance on Sirius XM NBA Radio, […]

More than anything in his basketball career, Anthony Bennett will be known forever as one of the biggest, if not the biggest draft bust in the history of the NBA. The city of Cleveland has had so many mistakes in the past, but given the chance, selecting Bennett is probably one many Cleveland sports fans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are nearing the completion of a blockbuster trade that would that is centered around the swapping of All-Star point guards Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas. Cleveland would also receive forward Jae Crowder, big man Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 first-round pick. With that in mind, former Cavaliers […]

Contrary to the speculations and collective belief of thousands of social media pundits, LeBron James isn’t the one making front office decisions for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs’ hiring of a new general manager in Koby Altman has done little to silence those who harbor acute theories that it’s James who’s pulling the levers for […]

On Monday, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin sat down with Dave McMenamin on ESPN’s The Jump to discuss Kyrie Irving’s recent request for a trade. While most hoops fans and analysts have casted stones at Irving for his desire to cut his own path, Griffin showed a certain level of admiration for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and David Griffin decided to “mutually part ways” earlier this summer, as most hoops fans know. Today, the former Cavs executive spent some time on The Jump, ESPN’s popular sports talk show. Right out of the gate, “Griff,” as he came to be known in Cleveland, was asked about Kyrie Irving’s recent […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin joined ESPN’s The Jump via Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo!, addressing the Kyrie Irving trade request and the aftermath that came from it after news broke out. Recently, Ron Harper was critical of the 25-year-old for his decision, citing immaturity for his wanting to become the face of a franchise, […]

ESPN analyst and former general manager candidate Chauncey Billups had been aware of Kyrie Irving‘s unhappiness with the organization from the time that he first interviewed and consequently turned down an offer to fill the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ GM vacancy, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. While a less-than-mediocre offer from owner Dan Gilbert had much to do with him […]

Could it be the straw that broke the camel’s back? That is, of course, referring to the news that Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers to a number of other teams. The trade request was apparently made long before the news leaked, prior to the 2017 NBA Draft. Ironically, one of […]

As most fans of the team know, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been without a true general manager since David Griffin and owner Dan Gilbert decided to “mutually part ways” shortly after the 2016-17 season. Since Griffin’s departure, assistant GM Koby Altman and Gilbert have been manning the phone lines. For a while, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face a massive debacle with Kyrie Irving‘s intentions of being traded after a meeting with the front office (or what’s left of it) last week. While this secret was kept under wraps for a few days, it didn’t take long to reach team talisman LeBron James, who immediately felt “blindsided” and “disappointed” […]

The NBA’s Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been fairly quiet this offseason, but they did manage to make a few moves. Shortly after their re-signing of sharpshooter Kyle Korver to a three-year, $22 million deal earlier this month, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and assistant general manager Koby Altman decided to bring on veteran point […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with general manager David Griffin, he has maintained in close connection with head coach Tyronn Lue. According to Kevin Pelton of ESPN, Griffin was seen chatting it up with Lue at a recent Summer League game in Las Vegas. Former Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin is at the team's […]

While most of the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ starting rotation is on vacation, some members of the organization are in Las Vegas, Nevada, participating in this year’s NBA Summer League tournament. As most fans of the team know, the Cavaliers have been without a general manager since David Griffin’s departure shortly after the Finals. Team owner Dan […]