Posts Tagged ‘Cleveland Cavaliers’
Blockbuster trade brings Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Thursday. In exchange for Mitchell, the Cavaliers are sending the Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, rookie wing Ochai Agbaji, guard Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, and 2029) and two pick swaps (2026 and 2028) to Utah. Sexton has agreed on a four-year, $72 million sign-and-trade…
Read MoreCleveland Cavaliers looking to trade or release Kevin Porter Jr., per report
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded up to take Kevin Porter Jr. with the 30th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. And initially, it was a good investment. During his rookie season, Porter averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 50 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He shot 44.2 percent from the field and 33.5…
Read MoreNBA Summer League Semifinals Set
Las Vegas, Nevada – The NBA Summer League is drawing to a close and the semifinals are set to run on Monday, July 16th. The Cleveland Cavaliers will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers, while the Memphis Grizzlies set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA Summer League has been one exciting…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors Cruise to Easy Game 2 Win
The Golden State Warriors preserved their homecourt advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals via a convincing 122-103 win in Game 2. Klay Thompson played through a high-ankle sprain injury and finished with 20 points in 34 minutes. The Bay Area fans jeered J.R. Smith with “M-V-P” chants when he went to the…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors Take Game 1 in Overtime
Game 1 of the NBA Finals ended as expected with the Golden State Warriors coming away with the win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. How they got there, however, was a bit surprising and frankly eye-opening. The underdog Cavs, led by LeBron James, came to play and put up an impressive effort. Some miscues and misunderstandings…
Read MoreCleveland Cavaliers Advance to the NBA Finals
Despite the absence of their All-Star power forward Kevin Love (concussion), the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals. What has been touted as a duel between Superstar LeBron James and Celtics coach Brad Stevens, who managed to squeeze the most value out of a squad…
Read MoreLeBron James Sets Record As Cavs Tie Series 2-2
LeBron James dropped a game-high 44 points on Monday to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 win over the Boston Celtics to even the Eastern Conference Finals series to 2-2. Not only did the King come up with a dominating performance but he also made history by passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most field goals…
Read MoreNBA: Celtics Take 2-0 Lead Over Cavs in East Finals
NBA – Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 23 points to lead to Boston Celtics to a 107-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. The Cavs are stuck in a deep hole and it will take nothing short of a miracle for them to claw their way back and win this best-of-seven…
Read MoreCavs Undergo Instant Rebuild at NBA Trade Deadline
It was a frenetic NBA trade deadline with trades going down, left and right. One of the biggest movers and shakers were the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team essentially re-tooled its roster via a series of trades with various teams. The Cavs needed a mid-season reset to clear out an increasingly toxic locker room environment and…
Read MoreKevin Love suffers broken hand, out 6-8 weeks
Kevin Love suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand on Tuesday night. He was injured in the first quarter of the Cavaliers’ game against the Pistons. Love is expected to miss around 6-8 weeks as he recovers from this injury. The Cavaliers have been planning to make some major moves before the trade deadline.…
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