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With the Cleveland Cavaliers season not doing as planned, panic is slowly creeping into the city of Cleveland on what this basketball team can really do.

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Bill Simmons floats Darius Garland trade to fix Cavaliers second apron crisis

The 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers have a winning record this year, but have looked inconsistent. They have talent, but they are stuck with their roster at the moment due to how much money is owed to their best players.

Donovan Mitchell News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 19

Donovan Mitchell’s uncertain status vs. Bulls could sink Cavs even more

The Cleveland Cavaliers enter Friday with a 15-13 record, but they have lost two in a row and four games already in December. It has been an ugly stretch for the Cavs, and a 16-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday was not promising, either.

Darius Garland News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / December 19

Why the Cavaliers should not trade Darius Garland before the trade deadline

On September 1st 2022, shortly after losing back to back games in heartbreaking fashion in the play-in, the Cleveland Cavaliers pushed their chips in and acquired Donovan Mitchell.

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Cleveland Cavaliers News / Hoops Wire / December 19

Cavs receiving heavy volume of trade calls amid rough stretch

From the outside, the vibes around the Cavaliers are not great. The losses are piling up, the consistency still isn’t there, and Cleveland is slipping down the East while dropping games it really should be winning.

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Which NBA teams have the best Christmas Day records?

Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.

Darius Garland News / Hoops Wire / December 18

Cavs’ Darius Garland still seems off, and not surprisingly, so is the team

This isn’t how anyone drew it up. Through 28 games, the Cavaliers are 15-13 and sitting ninth in the Eastern Conference. That’s a jolt when you consider Cleveland finished last season with the top record in the East and entered this year believing continuity would matter.

NBA News / Yardbarker / December 18

Pistons' J.B. Bickerstaff getting last laugh on his old team

After he brought the team back to respectability, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired their old coach J.B. Bickerstaff in 2024. Since then, he's turned the Detroit Pistons around.

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Donovan Mitchell News / Athlon Sports / December 18

Cavaliers Announce Concerning Donovan Mitchell News on Thursday

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off back-to-back losses. They suffered a 119-111 overtime defeat against Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, followed by a 127-111 loss at the hands of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Fear The Sword / December 18

Cavs reportedly getting ‘a ton’ of calls, only two players considered untouchable

ESPN’s Shams Charania is busy as the floodgates have opened for NBA trade season. The Cleveland Cavaliers, given their recent struggles, have found themselves at the center of discussion.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / December 18

Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly open to major changes ahead of NBA trade deadline

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the most disappointing teams to start the season. The Cavs find themselves 15-13, just two games above .500 as the No.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / December 18

Former NBA stars speak out on recent Cleveland Cavaliers struggles

The struggles seemingly may never end for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After another disappointing loss on the road, the Cavaliers' 2025-26 record has fallen to 15-13, placing them as the No.

De'Andre Hunter News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / December 18

What benching De'Andre Hunter means for Cleveland Cavaliers going forward

The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for forward De'Andre Hunter before the 2025 trade deadline. Hunter, 28, was traded for guard Caris LeVert, forward Georges Niang and a package of second round picks and first round pick swaps.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Cleveland Cavaliers on SI / December 18

Everything to know about Cleveland Cavaliers trade opportunities amid recent struggles

NBA fanatics know this time of the year to be especially exciting as the trade deadline looms closer and closer. One of the things that makes this season exciting is when league insiders take a look at each individual team’s situation and breakdown what each team needs.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / The Hockey Writers / December 18

Cleveland Monsters Will Host the 2027 AHL All-Star Classic

The 2026 AHL All-Star Classic is set to take place at the BMO Center in Rockford on Feb 10 and 11 while the NHL is on their Olympic break. We now know where the 2027 AHL All-Star Classic will take place.

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NBA News / Fear The Sword / December 18

3 Takeaways from Cavs 127-111 loss to Bulls: Cavaliers are just going through the motions

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to another bad team as they fell to the Chicago Bulls 127-111. In their last four games, they’ve lost to the Golden State

Cleveland Cavaliers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 18

Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen urge Cavs to ‘stick with it’ amid testing rut

If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to wake up from the nightmare they’re in right now, it will take a team effort. After the wine and gold’s latest 127-111 loss on the road to the Chicago Bulls, Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen are electing to uplift rather than scold while this group tries to find a way out of a near-season-long funk.

Cleveland Cavaliers News / Hoops Wire / December 18

Cavs keep uneasy feelings flowing as loss to Bulls all too familiar

There’s a certain familiar feeling that creeps in when you watch this Cavaliers team right now. Not panic. Not even frustration, really. More like that uneasy sense that something isn’t quite lining up the way it’s supposed to.

Donovan Mitchell News / Fadeaway World / December 18

Cavaliers Player Ratings: Donovan Mitchell’s 32 Points Not Enough As Cleveland Drops To 15-13

The Cleveland Cavaliers still don’t look like the team that finished atop the Eastern Conference a season ago. Wednesday night in Chicago was another reminder of that gap.