Cleveland Cavaliers
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Cavaliers Shopping Max Strus and Dennis Schröder to Open Salary Room for LeBron James
Cleveland is working to move roughly $31.5 million in guard salary, per Sports Illustrated’s Cavaliers coverage — the difference between offering LeBron James a veteran minimum and offering him the mid-level exception.
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Donovan Mitchell Makes Public Recruiting Pitch to LeBron James: ‘It’s Home, We’ve Done It Once, Let’s Do It Again’
In a video posted Thursday, Donovan Mitchell gave the first on-record Cavaliers recruiting pitch of LeBron James’ free agency — 11 days after signing the largest annual salary in NBA history to stay in Cleveland.
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Cavaliers Rest Meleek Thomas in 82-77 Win Over Pelicans, Two Nights After Record-Tying 35-Point Game
Cleveland beat New Orleans for its second straight Summer League win while holding out Meleek Thomas, whose 35-point night against Miami tied the franchise’s single-game Summer League scoring record.
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Cavaliers Coach Kenny Atkinson Calls Second-Round Pick Meleek Thomas a Draft ‘Steal’
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said Cleveland “got a steal” in No. 34 pick Meleek Thomas, who has scored in bunches through the early Summer League slate.
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Cavaliers Sign Donovan Mitchell to Four-Year, $273 Million Extension, Making Him NBA’s Highest-Paid Player
Donovan Mitchell signed a four-year, $273 million extension — the highest average salary in NBA history — on the first day he was eligible, per ESPN. In a city braced for star exits, the timing is the story.
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Report: Jarrett Allen Is Cavaliers’ Likeliest Trade Piece in a LeBron James Sign-and-Trade
Sean Deveney of Heavy reports Jarrett Allen — not Evan Mobley — is the Cavaliers’ most movable piece if a LeBron James sign-and-trade materializes. With the moratorium lifting Monday, Cleveland’s quiet week suddenly has a deadline.
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Cavaliers Put Free Agency on Hold While They Wait for LeBron James
Cleveland’s only free agency move so far is a veteran’s minimum deal for Thomas Bryant, and per Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, that quiet is the strategy: the Cavs are keeping their books clear while LeBron James decides.
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James Harden arrested on misdemeanor gun charge in Houston
The free-agent guard was released after police found an open firearm in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
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Cavaliers overwhelmed in Game 4 by Knicks, who sweep series and send Cleveland into uncertain summer
Cavaliers overwhelmed in Game 4 by Knicks, who sweep series and send Cleveland into: scores, schedules, stats, and news.
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Mitchell credits Allen’s Game 7 performance over Thompson’s Game 6
Mitchell credits Allen’s Game 7 performance over Thompson’s Game 6: scores, schedules, player pages, team hubs, news, and reference links.