Cavaliers

The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]

If LeBron James ends up leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent in 2018, look no further than his relationship with owner Dan Gilbert to explain why. Apparently. According to longtime NBA reporter Chris Sheridan: [tweet https://twitter.com/sheridanhoops/status/897906465960316929] This report was met with rebukes from Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico and Fox Sports 1’s Chris [...]

The Cavaliers are officially spooked about the possibility of LeBron James picking up and leaving town a second time, and because of their nightmares of being unprepared for his departure the first time around, they don’t want to have zero young talent to build around if he leaves again. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the [...]

Josh Jackson doesn’t seem fazed by the Kyrie Irving trade rumors. He doesn’t even think the Phoenix Suns are going to get him. Asked about the situation during a recent appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio, the rookie placed little to no weight in the rumor mill (via CBS Sports’ Jack Maloney): “I think if that [...]

Kyrie Irving was not the most social member of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA playoffs. While making an appearance on  The BBall Breakdown Podcast, ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin relayed an anecdote told to him by James Jones, who says that Irving went days without speaking to his teammates in practice during the postseason. Here’s the transcription, courtesy [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers roster projects to look a little different next season as 25-year-old superstar point guard will likely be playing elsewhere, now apparently their duds will be new as well. While most teams have opted to not make any real changes with their uniforms with the switch to Nike for the 2017-18 season (save [...]

Might Kyrie Irving begin next season with the Cleveland Cavaliers after all? That’s the hope of some within the organization, according to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: While league sources say the Cavaliers are exploring what they might be able to get for Irving, there are those within the team who believe whatever issues Irving has [...]

If the Minnesota Timberwolves really want Kyrie Irving, it’s going to cost them more than Andrew Wiggins and picks. There is an element of “duh” to this, since the Cleveland Cavaliers need to take back at least one other player to help make salaries match. But it’s also a tad more complicated than that, as 1500 [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers introduced new general manager Koby Altman on Wednesday during a press conference led by owner Dan Gilbert. While both of them for the most part deflected questions about Kyrie Irving, Gilbert was more blunt when it came to (unsolicitedly) commenting on what the Indiana Pacers received in return for Paul George. Per [...]

As each day passes and the Cavaliers demands in return for Kyrie Irving seemingly get higher and higher, it feels less and less likely that Irving is suiting up for another team next season. So now in addition to requesting a really good veteran that can help them win now, a young star for the [...]