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Cavs Staying The Course, Not Cutting Costs, Despite Soaring Payroll

While most teams would look to cut back after a second-round playoff exit and a projected spot above the NBA’s second tax apron, the Cavaliers are doing just the opposite.

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The Quiz of the Day

Cavs Reacts: Nae’Qwan Tomlin is turning heads in Summer League

Tomlin was voted as Cleveland’s biggest standout. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cleveland Cavaliers fans and fans across the country.

Bradley Beal News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 18

Cavaliers Receive Major Warning Following Bradley Beal Situation

It was the end of an error after the Phoenix Suns agreed to a buyout with former All-Star guard Bradley Beal, allowing the NBA veteran to sign with the LA Clippers.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 18

Cavaliers' Final 2025 Summer League Opponent Revealed

After going 2-2 during the NBA 2K26 Las Vegas Summer League 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers have learned who their fifth, and final, opponent will be: The Golden State Warriors.

Los Angeles Clippers News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NBA yearly field goals-per-game leader' quiz

How many of the players to finish the NBA season with the most made field goals-per-game since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?

The 'NBA active leaders in 20-point-per-game seasons' quiz

The 'Multi-time NBA MVPs' quiz

The 'Active NBA 10,000-point club members' quiz

Ty Jerome News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 18

NBA Insider Clarifies Cavaliers' Ty Jerome Decision

Ty Jerome quickly became a fan favorite last season and was one of the key reasons the Cleveland Cavaliers finished the year as the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 18

NBA Insider Makes Bold Claim on Cavaliers' Future

With the Cleveland Cavaliers' latest extension of president Koby Altman to cap off the latest major move of this offseason, the messaging has been simple from the franchise across the past few months: they're confident in this core and ready to make another championship push with their 64-win core from last season.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 18

Insider Breaks Down Cleveland Cavaliers' Latest Front Office Move

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven't had the splashiest offseason over the past few months by any means, but it's been one that's been both productive and positive on a road to furnishing a competitive group heading into next year, and even further, making moves both in the roster and in the front office.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / July 18

Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest mistake in 2025 NBA free agency

The Cleveland Cavaliers were arguably the most disappointing team of the 2024-25 season; they were on fire for much of the regular season and ended up with 64 wins on the year, only to falter when it mattered the most.

NBA News / Fear The Sword / July 17

The Cavs traded player exception isn’t as good as we thought.

This, unfortunately, won’t be a useful tool in upgrading the roster. The Cleveland Cavaliers received a traded player exception in their deal with the Chicago Bulls that swapped Isaac Okoro for Lonzo Ball.

Tyrese Proctor News / NBA Draft on SI / July 17

Tyrese Proctor Could Play Important Role for Cavaliers Next Season

After two seasons of postseason failures with a Donovan Mitchell led core, the 2024-2025 Cleveland Cavaliers looked poised to make a deep playoff run last season.

Jaylon Tyson News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 17

Cavaliers Forward Confident He Can Be Cleveland's Missing Piece

Jaylon Tyson didn't get many opportunities to play meaningful minutes for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. However, when he did share the floor with some of Cleveland's stars, there was a lot to like about what Tyson could offer to the team.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 17

Cavaliers 2025 Draft Pick Won't Play in the NBA This Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't come into the 2025 NBA Draft with very high hopes or expectations, as they only had two second-round picks in tow. They spent those selections on guard Tyrese Proctor out of Duke and Trento's Saliou Niang out of Italy.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 17

Cavaliers Should Take a Swing on This Two-Time All-Star Guard Free Agent

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still on the hunt for cheap, available talent that could help them in their title chase in the 2025-26 NBA season. As they're well over the second apron, they can only sign players to veteran minimum deals moving forward, but that doesn't mean they can't still add meaningful contributors on the open market.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / July 17

Cleveland Cavaliers' Forward Continues Impressive Run In Summer League

With the 2025 NBA Summer League in full-swing, Cleveland Cavaliers' fans now get the opportunity to see some of the organization's young talent take the court in Las Vegas.

NBA News / Yardbarker / July 17

Three teams monitoring LeBron James amid uncertainty with Lakers

Three teams continue to monitor LeBron James' situation with the Lakers.

LeBron James' agent warns NBA media about his retirement

LeBron, Luka and Beal, oh my! Five under-the-radar NBA offseason storylines

Former teammate shares why playing with LeBron James 'sucks'

The post-draft, post-free agency NBA team power rankings

The 'Multi-time NBA MVPs' quiz

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The 'NFL rookie 1,000-yard receivers' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

The 'MLB Home Run Derby champions' quiz

The 'No. 1 overall MLB Draft picks' quiz

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Last Word On Sports / July 17

2025 Second Round Draft Pick Won’t Play For Cavaliers This Season

2025 second-round draft pick Saliou Niang will not be donning the Wine and Gold uniform of the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. Instead, the No. 58 draft pick will continue to develop his skills with the Italian Club Virtus Bologna.

Cavaliers Around the Web

Report: Cavs seen as ‘very good team’ with NBA Finals question marks · Cavaliers Nation

Jaylon Tyson envisions himself being missing piece for Cavs this season · Cavaliers Nation

3 reasons why Jaylon Tyson should crack Cavs’ rotation in 2025-26 season · Cavaliers Nation

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Fear The Sword / July 16

The Cavs traded player exception explained

Cap experts differ on how large the trade exception is. Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has continually shown that his greatest strength is upgrading the roster through trades.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Hoops Wire / July 16

Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell Set To Unveil DON Issue #7 ‘Camp’ With Adidas

Donovan Mitchell is getting some new kicks, supposedly similar to his old kicks. And as always, you can get them, too. We know this because the Cavaliers star and adidas both promoted the D.O.N.

Sam Merrill News / Hoops Wire / July 16

Cavs’ Sam Merrill Glad To Be Back In The Mix: ‘This Is Where We Wanted To Be’

Cavaliers guard Sam Merrill is back on a reported four-year contract and says Cleveland is where he belonged all along. “This is where we wanted to be,” Merrill told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Hardwood Heroics / July 16

'Playing With LeBron Sucks' – Former Cleveland Cavaliers Player Gets 100% Honest on Having LeBron James as a Teammate

Former Cleveland Cavaliers player Richard Jefferson recently opened up on what it’s like being teammates with LeBron James during their short stint together from 2015 to 2017.

NBA News / Fadeaway World / July 16

Former Cavaliers Teammate Opens Up On Facing Constant Pressure From LeBron James

If you're on the same team as one of the greatest players of all time, to an outsider, life is easy for you. Since it seems to the world that the greatest players take the biggest loads of pressure on the team.

NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / July 15

LeBron James posts notable message on X about Cavaliers

LeBron James continues to master the art of plausible deniability. The Los Angeles Lakers star James caused another stir on Monday with a post about his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Hoops Rumors / July 14

Cavaliers make major move regarding president Koby Altman

The Cavaliers have won at least 48 games and earned a playoff berth in each of the past three seasons.

Report: Cavs only interested in LeBron James in a buyout situation

20 NBA players who could be traded this offseason

The 'Most points in a game by NBA team in 2024-25' quiz

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Last Word On Sports / July 13

Mobley’s Leap or Mitchell’s Show? Cavs Fantasy Preview 2025-26

Based on the way the Cleveland Cavaliers ended their season, the discourse surrounding them is that this team isn’t good enough. But, I couldn’t disagree more.

Myles Turner News / Larry Brown Sports / July 13

Myles Turner takes shot at Pacers fans

Myles Turner threw some shade at Indiana Pacers fans Saturday after leaving the team for the Milwaukee Bucks. Turner was a guest on the broadcast of Saturday’s Summer League game between the Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and was asked what kind of reception he expects in his first game back in Indianapolis.