Source: Kevin Love to Attend Team USA Minicamp

Though still recovering from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love plans to attend next month’s USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas to make himself available for the 2016 Summer Olympics, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Love will be attending the three-day camp, despite the fact he’s not yet healthy enough to […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron James Says Miller Trade ‘right thing to do’

When Heat cut Mike Miller 2 years ago it upset LeBron James. This Cavs trade of Miller “was right thing to do” according to James source. Source: Brian Windhorst of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Cavs Trade Haywood, Miller to Blazers

The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to the Portland Trail Blazers, acquiring a combined $13 million-plus in trade exceptions, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Cavaliers will have two separate trade exceptions – $10.5 million and $2.85 million – that they’ll have one calendar year to use. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Irving Starts Workouts; No Timetable for Return

Nearly two months after Kyrie Irving left Oracle Arena on crutches, his season coming to a dejecting end because of a fractured left kneecap, Irving was back on a basketball court. Following successful surgery, the Cavs put a three to fourth month timetable for his recovery, which should put him on schedule to return for […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
10 Things to Watch for (Already) in the 2015-16 NBA Season

Less than one month into free agency, here are 10 things to watch for in the 2015-16 NBA season.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Hoping to Trade Haywood

The (Rakeem Christmas) trade gives the Cavs roster flexibility and an asset they can use to move (center Brendan Haywood and create a large trade exception in the next week. While a final decision hasn’t been reached, the Cavs have nearly come to the conclusion that they will not be able to find a suitable deal […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
James Jones to Sign With Cavs on One-Year Deal?

Small forward James Jones has reached an agreement on a one-year deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources informed Northeast Ohio Media Group. The contract, according to one source, is for the veteran’s minimum. The paperwork was faxed Thursday to Jones, who is in Florida with family. The contract is expected to be […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers trade for Rakeem Christmas

The Indiana Pacers made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday to send a 2019 second round pick in exchange for Rakeem Christmas. Christmas, a 6-9 forward, played four seasons at Syracuse and averaged 7.8 points and 5.6 rebounds over his career. In May, Christmas participated in the first Pacers’ pre-draft workout as a potential […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Source: Cavs to Sign Veteran Richard Jefferson

The Cavaliers went back to Dallas to find another small forward. They hope this one has a little more left than the last one. Richard Jefferson is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Cavs for the veteran’s minimum, a league source confirmed. Jefferson, 35, shot 43 percent from 3-point range primarily as a […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021