On Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the host Los Angeles Clippers 101-100, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31 points against his former team and Jalen Williams adding 20. The Thunder have now won eight of their last 10 games, with Josh Giddey and Isaiah Joe contributing 13 and 12 points respectively. However, the Clippers suffered […]
Tag: Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavs Seem to Be Keeping Roster Open for Rodney Hood
Earlier today, The Plain Dealer reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping a spot on their roster open for guard Rodney Hood to either enter into his qualifying offer or rework a full contract extension. And according to an earlier report from Yahoo Sports, Hood would like a contract that is short term and fair […]
Sexton and Ayton Predicted to be Co-Rookies of the Year
The annual rookie survey results are out, and according to John Schuhmann of NBA.com, it seems that this year’s rookie class believes that both Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton and Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Collin Sexton will be co-rookies of the year, as both received 18% of the votes. Ayton was the 1st overall pick […]
Dwyane Wade Says He’s Not Retiring
Dwyane Wade shut down rumors that he’ll be signing a one-year contract and retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season on Wednesday. The Miami Heat guard called the rumors, started by Houston SportsRadio host Adam Spolane, “fake news.” Wade is still a free agent this offseason but he has made it clear that his […]
Jaylen Brown Guarantees Trip to NBA Finals Next Season
The Celtics fell one win short of an NBA Finals berth, but with LeBron James moving to the Western Conference, Boston feels more confident in their ability to advance come next season. According to former All-Rookie Second Team honoree Jaylen Brown, there isn’t a shadow of a doubt on his team’s ability to reach the […]
J.R. Might Not Play Much Next Year… Here’s Why
We just might be counting down the days until the end of J.R. Smith’s time in Cleveland is up. The 32-year-old shooting guard is coming off of one of his worst season performances, statistically speaking. He averaged just 8.3 PPG on 40.3% from the floor and 37.5% from deep to go along with 2.9 RPG […]
LA Clippers Trade Sam Dekker to the Cavs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Sam Dekker from the Los Angeles Clippers to open up a roster spot. Dekker would confirm the deal on Twitter, expressing his excitement to play alongside the son of three-time All-Star Larry Nance. https://twitter.com/dekker/status/1026200707320360960 Dekker has had a rough go-about to the beginning of his professional career. The Cavs will […]
Opinion: Revisiting the Cavs/Celtics Trade Almost a Year Later
Since the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics completed their trade to swap point guards last summer, the two teams’ situations have changed drastically. In exchange for Kyrie Irving, the Cavs received; Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, a 2018 first-round pick acquired from the Brooklyn Nets, and a 2020 second-round pick acquired from the Miami Heat. […]
Cavs Finalizing Trade for Clippers Sam Dekker
Some more offseason news came from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski this afternoon as he reported that 24-year-old forward Sam Dekker has been traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The fine details of the trade are still being worked out and should be finalized in a short period of time, but Dekker was […]
Cavaliers Shopping Korver or Smith
The Cavaliers roster is looking slightly depleted after the departure of LeBron James. The Cleveland organization is trying to do something about it, by shipping out one of their veteran shooting guards. It is hard to tell which direction Cleveland is moving in. They recently re-signed Kevin Love to a multi-year extension, but also drafted […]
Draymond Green Denies Fight with Tristan Thompson
Despite several reports claiming otherwise, Draymond Green says the alleged fight between him and Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson never happened. After a day of speculation and reports of a sucker punch being thrown at an ESPYs afterparty, the Golden State Warriors star took to Instagram to deny the reports. Green wrote that while […]
Opinion: The Three Biggest NBA Draft Busts in the Past Decade
There are no guarantees when it comes to drafting an NBA player. Players that fall to the final spots can end up being MVP candidates and players with the highest potential sometimes end up becoming dead weight on the roster. NBA drafts over the past decade have seen a fair amount of busts but there are a few that stand […]