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The lackluster starting lineup put a cap on how good the Cavaliers could be. Elite teams are often the ones that have the most different ways they can beat you. This comes from having high-level talent and different lineup combinations that can be called upon depending on the situation. The Cleveland Cavaliers had some of those ingredients last season but fell short of expectations due to...
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Cavs news and links for Thursday, September 5th. An NBA team's championship window is usually tied directly to one star player. In the case of the Cleveland Cavaliers , four stars have to align for their window to open. The first sip Winning a championship is rare in the NBA. It’s even more rare for teams that don’t have the best player in the world on their roster. The Boston...
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Cavs news and links for Friday, August 23. We’re just a few hours away from the weekend. Here’s your Cleveland Cavaliers news and links of the day. The first sip The Jarrett Allen trade in 2021 was the inflection point of this era of Cavaliers basketball. Every successful rebuild needs luck and shrewd moves that help propel them to the next level. That trade for Allen was a...
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Cavs news and links for Thursday, August 22. Sam Merrill was a pleasant surprise for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. Here’s how he can become more than a one-trick pony moving forward. The first sip Merrill burst onto the scene in December 2023 when he fully scorched earth from beyond the three-point line. He shot 21-of-39 (53%) from deep across a five-game sample size in a...
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Allen is rated an 84 overall as the 59th best player in NBA 2K25. Being the unsung hero of the Cleveland Cavaliers has become Jarrett Allen’s thing, I guess. Allen never quite gets the recognition he deserves no matter how consistently impactful he is. In this year’s edition of NBA 2K, Allen ranks as the 59th-best player. Let's keep the #NBA2KTop100 going with 20 more players ...
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Cavs news and links for Friday, August 16. We’ve made it to Friday. Here’s your Cleveland Cavaliers news and links for the day. The first sip It’s easy to underrate Dean Wade as is the case for anyone who’s averaged 5.4 points throughout their career. The things that Wade struggles with are easy to see. He’s gun-shy and can get lost on the offensive side of the court. Conversely,...
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Cavs basketball is around the corner. The Cleveland Cavaliers have revealed their schedule for the 2024-25 NBA season, including 16 nationally televised games. Let’s break down a handful of matchups that are worth marking on your calendar. October 23 at Toronto Raptors The season begins on the road in Toronto for a showdown with an old foe. While the Cavs and Raptors aren’t...
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The NBA Cup has been a win-win. The league has been trying to revive interest in the regular season for years. While the Emirates NBA Cup hasn’t totally accomplished this goal, it sure has provided some spice for the early months of the season. The first sip I was a skeptic of last year’s attempt at an “In-Season Tournament” because I didn’t think anyone would actually care about...
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Mitchell could fill a role in the ‘28 Olympic Games. It has been eight years since a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers suited up for Team USA in the Olympic Games. Could Donovan Mitchell end the drought in 2028? The first sip Mitchell was excluded from Team USA this summer after being considered among 40 other players for the final roster. He had previously declined an invitation to...
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Cavs news and links for Friday, August 9. We’re just a few hours away from the weekend. Here’s your Cleveland Cavaliers news and links for the day. The first sip It’s disingenuous to act like LeBron James was the only reason Team USA rallied back. Steph Curry was unconscious and hit big shot after big shot. Joel Embiid and Kevin Durant were also sensational. Yet, it was LeBron, at 39...
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Cavs still haven’t found the one. The Cleveland Cavaliers have no doubt who their starting frontcourt is. But finding a reliable backup center to relieve Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen has been more difficult than anyone would have thought. The first sip Cleveland has attempted to fill their rotation with numerous players over the years. Let’s break down what went wrong each season. ...
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Our staff voted on how we feel about the direction of the team after the first week of free agency. We’re just over a week into free agency. It’s a good time for the Fear the Sword staff to provide a temperature check on where we feel things stand for the Cleveland Cavaliers . The exercise is simple. We voted on a scale of 1-10 on how much confidence we have in the five categories below...
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Set Number: X161886 TK1 Bryant will be joining Kenny Atkinson’s rapidly growing staff. After spending four seasons as one of Tom Thibodeau’s staff with the New York Knicks , Johnnie Bryant agreed to join the Cleveland Cavaliers as an associate head coach according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski . Bryant was well respected amongst the players on the Knicks and someone who seemed...
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Mitchell’s will be staying in Cleveland with a $150 million contract worth up to three years. The Cleveland Cavaliers had one goal this summer: Keep Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland. They accomplished that as Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Mitchell will be signing an extension worth $150.3 million to stay in Cleveland. The deal runs through the 2026-27 season and has a player option...
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Could Okoro be reunited with J.B. Bickerstaff? Isaac Okoro is the Cleveland Cavaliers ’ most notable free agent this summer. As a restricted free agent , the Cavs match an offer sheet Okoro signs. One team that could pursue Okoro: The Detroit Pistons . Per cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor , the Pistons are a “team to watch” for Okoro. If Okoro were to end up in Detroit, he would be reunited...