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Latest News
Team-specific updates for the 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.
Around the NBA
League-wide NBA coverage from the newsroom.
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Duren’s $9.6M QO seen as fallback if long-term deal stalls
The Pistons center has leverage in extension talks, but accepting the qualifying offer would leave money on the table.
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Kobe Stewart Signs Exhibit 10 Deal With Hornets
The undrafted wing from Presbyterian College moves from the G League to an NBA roster spot.
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Anthony Davis extension talks delayed until regular season
The Wizards forward became eligible for a new deal but the two sides won't negotiate until play begins.
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Nuggets sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal
Denver adds a 6'4" wing on a minimum-salary contract during the offseason.
Team Snapshot
Standings
Eastern Conference
52-30
#7 in Eastern Conference
Upcoming Schedule
No upcoming games returned right now.
Rafters Player Value Leaders
- 1 Donovan Mitchell G · #45 · Holding 65 Needs 2 days
- 2 Evan Mobley C · #4 · Holding 61 Needs 2 days
- 3 Jarrett Allen C · #31 · Holding 55 Needs 2 days
- 4 Jaylon Tyson G · #20 · Holding 55 Needs 2 days
- 5 Sam Merrill G · #5 · Holding 49 Needs 2 days
No upcoming game is currently attached to this team page, so these values lean on season context and roster evidence until the next scheduled matchup appears.
No verified team movers today. Risers and fallers appear once this roster has a prior day of scores to compare against.
Roster
Center
- Jarrett Allen — C, #31
- Thomas Bryant — C, #3
- Evan Mobley — C, #4
- Ernest Udeh Jr. — C
Forward
- Tristan Enaruna — F, #21
- Mario Hezonja — F
- Riley Minix — F, #12
- Olivier Sarr — F, #33
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin — F, #35
Guard
- Sam Merrill — G, #5
- Donovan Mitchell — G, #45
- Craig Porter Jr. — G, #9
- Tyrese Proctor — G, #24
- Dennis Schroder — G, #8
- Max Strus — G, #2
- Meleek Thomas — G
- Jaylon Tyson — G, #20