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The case for trading LeBron James for Evan MobleyI’ve seen kiddie pools deeper than the unseasoned jambalaya VP Rob Pelinka has assembled for the Lakers around LeBron James. As a consequence, James’ enduring existence on a sub-.500 borderline playoff squad has created a rift where trade speculation festers and boils. During a recent appearance on ...

How the Cavs got to 5-1 before last night was more impressive than last night’s winThe Cleveland Cavaliers’ start to the 2022 season is even hotter than last year’s 9-5 mark that caught a lot of hoops heads off guard. In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year in 2021, the Cavs made the play-in, were 12 games over .500 at the All-Star break, and were on schedule to finish with a...

Cavs are here!The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be a top-five seed in the Eastern Conference next season....

Three teams that could be next in line to improve drastically in a short amount of time like the Memphis Grizzlies

 In the NBA, teams with stars and veteran leadership usually make waves in the postseason and win championships. It’s rare to see a team of young inexperienced players going deep in the postseason, no matter how talented they are. Of course, there are outliers to everything....

The Cavs have again swept up the ashes left by LeBron’s departure, and built something impressive

They did it again, damn it. The Cleveland Cavaliers have somehow avoided the hellish purgatory typically levied against small-market teams in between superstar stints. The first time LeBron James left, after an initial seven-year stretch with Cleveland, it only took four seasons and four top-four Lo...

Cleveland has hope — and a pretty good basketball team

If there was a way to slyly tell you that Cleveland has the second best scoring defense in the NBA behind the Warriors, I would do that. But me doing the whole, “I bet you couldn’t guess who the second best scoring defense in the league is” bit isn’t clever, because Cleveland is in the headline of t...

Who needs triple-doubles anyway?

Believe it or not, the Washington Wizards are in a three-way tie for the top spot in the Eastern Conference 10 games into the season. Washington is flying under the radar at 7-3, while teams like the Bulls and Heat get everyone’s attention for improving their rosters in the offseason. But the Wizard...

Lauri Markkanen trade means Cavs fans can legit dream of a Play-In spot this season (really)

Lauri Markkanen is finally on the move, but not to a team really anyone expected....