The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready to use Dwyane Wade at point guard. Maybe. After the off-guard’s first practice wearing wine and gold, head coach Tyronn Lue said he gave him run at the 1 spot, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/status/913478641220227072] Note that this experiment came with the second unit, which could mean anything [...]
September 29, 2017
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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s gain—in a big way. During an interview with SiriusXM, Carmelo Anthony revealed that both himself and Paul George were almost traded to the Cavaliers on draft night. Here’s ESPN.com’s Ian Begley with the details: Carmelo Anthony said in a SiriusXM interview that there was a trade [...]
September 29, 2017
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LeBron James is stoked Dwyane Wade chose to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. This comes as a surprise to no one. The two are noted bros. They made four trips to the NBA Finals together with the Miami Heat. Everyone had Wade penciled in as a member of the Cavaliers before he ever reached a [...]
September 28, 2017
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Reunited and it feels so good, reunited like I knew we would… LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are back together on a basketball court once again, if only for a year. After being bought out by the Bulls, Wade didn’t take long to agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cavaliers. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/912791563490566145] [...]
September 27, 2017
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In a summer full of blockbuster trades, the one that may affect the NBA championship picture the most is the deal between the Celtics and Cavaliers that was finalized last month and featured Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas as the centerpieces moving from the Cavs to the Celtics and vice versa. The main complication that [...]
September 26, 2017
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If the Cleveland Cavaliers have their way, Iman Shumpert won’t finish this season on the team. Then again, if they had their way, he wouldn’t be starting it with them, either. From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: At one time the Cavs were searching for the right return for Iman Shumpert and his contract (he’s owed $10.3 [...]
September 22, 2017
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If there is one thing you need to know about veteran players in the NBA it is that they love Kendrick Perkins. Despite the fact that his usefulness on an NBA court probably ended sometime around 2011, Perkins managed to hang around in the NBA into the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He [...]
September 22, 2017
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To answer a question many of you had and many of you didn’t: No, the Cleveland Cavaliers don’t currently have a desire to deal Kevin Love in the aftermath of the Kyrie Irving trade. From ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: The Cavs have contemplated trading Love off and on almost since that series, though they have no [...]
September 14, 2017
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The New Orleans Pelicans have a gaping hole on their roster currently on the wing as a team that was already thin at the shooting guard and small forward position became even thinner with the hamstring injury to Solomon Hill that will keep him out much of the season. With the acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins [...]
September 6, 2017
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Rumors
While Isaiah Thomas (if and when he is truly healthy) and Jae Crowder are the major pieces to help the Cavaliers reach their fourth straight NBA Finals next season, the crown jewel of their trade with the Celtics for Kyrie Irving is Brooklyn’s unprotected 1st round pick in 2018. If LeBron James does leave in [...]
September 5, 2017
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