NBA PM: Will Pat Riley Dig Into Bag Of Tricks?

Miami is back in the Eastern Conference’s playoff mix. But will the HEAT be active at trade deadline?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Mike Longabardi Joins Cavs’ Coaching Staff as Assistant

Mike Longabardi has joined Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue’s staff as an assistant coach, General Manager David Griffin and Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced tonight. Longabardi spent the last two-plus seasons as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns. Prior to that, he spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics under […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Tyronn Lue, Cavs’ Staff to Coach East All-Stars

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue and his staff will coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, to be televised by TNT at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 14 from Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Source: NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Are The Cavs Open To Trades?

Cavs GM David Griffin says he won’t trade Kevin Love, but is he looking for other deals?… Is it time to explore a Chris Paul trade?

Alan Draper  •  04 Dec 2023
Cavs’ GM: No Trade Talks Involving Kevin Love

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said Monday that the team is not involved in any trade talks regarding Kevin Love. “You’d have to go a long way to convince me that we’re a better team winning in the Finals without a player like Kevin on our team,” Griffin said in an interview on ESPN […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Lue to Players: ‘If you win, everybody’s brand is better’

“I talked to our team about, ‘if you win, everybody’s brand is better,’ ” (Tyronn) Lue said Monday, before the Cavs beat the T’Wolves. “If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it. Just trying to keep instilling that in our guys because, you know, we still have a young group of guys. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA All-Star Coaching Controversies

Both the East and West are facing potential All-Star coaching controversies this season.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Cavs Add Veteran Coach Longabardi

The Cleveland Cavaliers are adding veteran assistant Mike Longabardi to new head coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, sources told ESPN.com. Longabardi is expected to take over the defensive specialist role that Lue held before he was promoted to replace David Blatt last week. Source: Brian Windhorst of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron ‘surprised and caught off-guard’ on Blatt Firing

LeBron James stressed Saturday that he did not influence the Cleveland Cavaliers’ coaching change, saying he was “surprised and caught off-guard” by the decision to fire David Blatt. Source: Dave McMenamin of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021